subindex

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noun

A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one

OriginEnglish index ← Latin index →
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Meanings

nounsubindex (plural subindexes or subindices)

plural subindexes · plural subindices

  1. A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one
  2. mathematicsA subscript

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latinindex
  5. Englishindex
  6. Englishsubindex

From sub- + index.

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APA

subindex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subindex

MLA

“subindex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subindex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subindex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subindex.

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