subcategoryn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌkatᵻɡ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌkædəˌɡɔri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, category n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + category n.

A secondary or subordinate category; an identifiable subsection of a group or category (whether formally recognized or not).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class

kinc950

kindOE

distinction?c1225

rowc1300

spece1303

spice1303

fashionc1325

espicec1386

differencea1398

statec1450

sort?1523

notion1531

species1561

vein1568

brood1581

rank1585

order1588

race1590

breed1598

strain1612

batch1616

tap1623

siege1630

subdivision1646

notionality1651

category1660

denomination1664

footmark1666

genus1666

world1685

sortment1718

tribe1731

assortment1767

description1776

style1794

grouping1799

classification1803

subcategory1842

type1854

basket1916

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class

general?a1425

genus1551

species1551

category1588

class1823

subcategory1842

tetrachotomya1856

1842 J. Murdock Sketches Mod. Philos. vi. 62 There are only these three subcategories, under the general category of logical quantity.

1896 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 4 472 It is unavoidable that some of the sub-categories adopted by science should continue to be employed in a work which covers the common ground of economic thought.

1931 A. Pope Introd. Lang. Drawing & Painting II. iv. 63 It is well to stop in the joyous enthusiasm of thinking out new categories and subcategories.

1956 R. Redfield Peasant Society & Culture 24 Typologies of Latin-American cultures or of the peasant subcategory of such cultures.

1972 A. G. Howson Handbk. Terms Algebra & Anal. xix. 98 Hence, Ab is a functor from G to the subcategory of Abelian groups and homomorphisms.

1982 Sci. Amer. Mar. 91/1 He divided the galaxies into two main classes, ellipticals and spirals, with several subcategories.

2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 May 43/2 It turns out that there's a whole subcategory of bird aficionados known as ghost-bird chasers, who look for birds presumed to be extinct.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subcategory
释义	subcategoryn. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌkatᵻɡ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌkædəˌɡɔri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, category n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + category n. A secondary or subordinate category; an identifiable subsection of a group or category (whether formally recognized or not). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class kinc950 kindOE distinction?c1225 rowc1300 spece1303 spice1303 fashionc1325 espicec1386 differencea1398 statec1450 sort?1523 notion1531 species1561 vein1568 brood1581 rank1585 order1588 race1590 breed1598 strain1612 batch1616 tap1623 siege1630 subdivision1646 notionality1651 category1660 denomination1664 footmark1666 genus1666 world1685 sortment1718 tribe1731 assortment1767 description1776 style1794 grouping1799 classification1803 subcategory1842 type1854 basket1916 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class general?a1425 genus1551 species1551 category1588 class1823 subcategory1842 tetrachotomya1856 1842 J. Murdock Sketches Mod. Philos. vi. 62 There are only these three subcategories, under the general category of logical quantity. 1896 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 4 472 It is unavoidable that some of the sub-categories adopted by science should continue to be employed in a work which covers the common ground of economic thought. 1931 A. Pope Introd. Lang. Drawing & Painting II. iv. 63 It is well to stop in the joyous enthusiasm of thinking out new categories and subcategories. 1956 R. Redfield Peasant Society & Culture 24 Typologies of Latin-American cultures or of the peasant subcategory of such cultures. 1972 A. G. Howson Handbk. Terms Algebra & Anal. xix. 98 Hence, Ab is a functor from G to the subcategory of Abelian groups and homomorphisms. 1982 Sci. Amer. Mar. 91/1 He divided the galaxies into two main classes, ellipticals and spirals, with several subcategories. 2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 May 43/2 It turns out that there's a whole subcategory of bird aficionados known as ghost-bird chasers, who look for birds presumed to be extinct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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