subfunction

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noun

A secondary or subsidiary function.

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Meanings

nounsubfunction (plural subfunctions)

plural subfunctions

  1. A secondary or subsidiary function.

    “Lost” is certainly to be granted its points for its subfunction as a soap opera this season.

    2009 May 13, Ginia Bellafante, “Where It’s 1977 and 2007 All at the Same Time”, in New York Times

Origin

From sub- + function.

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Cite this entry
APA

subfunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfunction

MLA

“subfunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subfunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfunction.

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