subworldn.

Brit.

/sʌbˈwəːld/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈwər(ə)ld/

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

Etymology: < sub- prefix + world n.

A world which is part of a larger world; esp. (in later use) a particular community or sphere of activity within a larger one (sometimes with negative connotations).

ΘΚΠ

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

subdivisiona1450

under-kind1571

membera1631

subdenomination1630

subdistinction1665

subkind1820

subgroup1826

subform1844

subclass1852

subset1881

subworld1887

subgenre1903

1887 R. B. Anderson in Non-Biblical Syst. Relig. 160 Ygdrasil has three roots, stretching into three worlds, and these three worlds are each divided into three subdivisions or sub-worlds, that is nine.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. ii. xxi. 291 The popular mind conceives of all these sub-worlds more or less disconnectedly.

1932 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 52/1 Touring the sub-world with an inexpensive eye-piece is the most exciting pleasure that one can contemplate.

1983 Times 10 Jan. 22/7 A sort of sub-world of smacked bottoms and scrawny mothers-in-law.

1998 Guardian 21 Nov. (Guide Suppl.) 14/2 A murky subworld of earnest TV movies of the Escape From Sobibor variety.

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

单词	subworld
释义	subworldn. Brit. /sʌbˈwəːld/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈwər(ə)ld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, world n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + world n. A world which is part of a larger world; esp. (in later use) a particular community or sphere of activity within a larger one (sometimes with negative connotations). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > [noun] > a kind, sort, or class > a subordinate class or group subdivisiona1450 under-kind1571 membera1631 subdenomination1630 subdistinction1665 subkind1820 subgroup1826 subform1844 subclass1852 subset1881 subworld1887 subgenre1903 1887 R. B. Anderson in Non-Biblical Syst. Relig. 160 Ygdrasil has three roots, stretching into three worlds, and these three worlds are each divided into three subdivisions or sub-worlds, that is nine. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. ii. xxi. 291 The popular mind conceives of all these sub-worlds more or less disconnectedly. 1932 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 52/1 Touring the sub-world with an inexpensive eye-piece is the most exciting pleasure that one can contemplate. 1983 Times 10 Jan. 22/7 A sort of sub-world of smacked bottoms and scrawny mothers-in-law. 1998 Guardian 21 Nov. (Guide Suppl.) 14/2 A murky subworld of earnest TV movies of the Escape From Sobibor variety. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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