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subclass

[ suhb-klas, -klahs ]

noun

  1. a primary division of a class.
  2. a subordinate class, especially one of persons who lack the rights and privileges of the primary class:

    a subclass of migrant workers.

  3. Biology. a category of related orders within a class.


verb (used with object)

  1. to place in a subclass.

subclass

/ ˈʌˌɑː /

noun

  1. a principal subdivision of a class
  2. biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a class
  3. maths another name for subset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to assign to a subclass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

subclass

/ ŭă′ /

  1. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class and containing one or more orders.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subclass1

First recorded in 1810–20; sub- + class
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And, it added, the savings Texas sought were “wholly insubstantial in light of the costs involved to these children, the State, and the Nation” of creating “a subclass of illiterates within our boundaries.”

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Vance, 39, married a decade ago and isn't an incel, which is internet slang for a subclass of misogynists who identify as "involuntarily celibate."

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The results, published in Cell Reports Medicine on Feb. 23, suggested that this "gene signature" could be used to identify a subclass of lung tumors that is more likely to be eradicated by immunotherapies.

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The transcriptomic information included in the atlas is hierarchically organized, detailing cell classes, subclasses, and thousands of individual cell clusters within the brain.

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The lawsuit covers U.S. purchasers of HP all-in-one printers, and California and Minnesota subclasses.

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