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English
Etymology
sub- + section
Pronunciation
Noun
subsection (plural subsections)
- A defined part of a section.
- (law) A subpart of a legal document such as law.
- Coordinate term: subparagraph
- (taxonomy, zoology) An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.
- (taxonomy, botany) A taxonomic rank below section and above species.
Derived terms
Translations
Defined part of a section
Subsection of a legal document such as law
Verb
subsection (third-person singular simple present subsections, present participle subsectioning, simple past and past participle subsectioned)
- To insert subsections (into some text, etc.).