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Subsection

SUBSEC'TION

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Noun.
[L. sub and sectio.] The part or division of a section; a subdivision; the section of a section.

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subsection

subsection

English

Noun

subsection (plural subsections)

  1. A defined part of a section.
  2. A subpart of a legal document such as law.
  3. (taxonomy, zoology) An informal taxonomic category below section and above order.
  4. (taxonomy, botany) A taxonomic rank below the section, but above the species.


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