Meaning & use
Subcategories
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Smaller, more specific groups or divisions within a broader category.
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The library organizes fiction into subcategories such as mystery, romance, and science fiction.
The report breaks total spending down into several subcategories.
A note on using this word
The prefix "sub-" signals a category nested one level below the main classification, a pattern repeated in words like "subspecies" and "subsection."
Words with a similar meaning
subdivisionssubgroups
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