Definition of Subcategory

1. Noun. With respect to a given category, a more narrow category. ¹

2. Noun. (category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subcategory

1. [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subcategory

subcastes
subcategorical
subcategories
subcategorisable
subcategorise
subcategorised
subcategorises
subcategorising
subcategorizable
subcategorization
subcategorizations
subcategorize
subcategorized
subcategorizes
subcategorizing
subcategory (current term)
subcaudal
subcause
subcauses
subcavities
subcavity
subceiling
subceilings
subcelebrities
subcelebrity
subcelestial
subcell
subcellar
subcellars
subcells

Literary usage of Subcategory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Meta-Analysis of Drug Abuse Prevention Programs edited by William J. Bukoski (1998)
"The first subcategory included reports of receiving offers to use substances from peers as well as parents and nonspecified or miscellaneous others. ..."

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