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subvariety

noun — 3 senses

subvariety

noun

Etymology From sub- + variety.

› A secondary or subsidiary variety.

1

Mathematics, Sciences A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A subordinate language variety.

3

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A rank below that of variety.

Synonyms
subvar.
Derived terms
algebraic subvariety

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.