subvariety

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ variety

Noun

subvariety (plural subvarieties)

A secondary or subsidiary variety.
1. (mathematics) A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
2. (linguistics) A subordinate language variety.
(botany) A rank below that of variety.

Synonyms

subvar.

Translations

rank in a taxonomic classification

Czech: pododrůda f

Finnish: alamuunnos

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