subvariety

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noun

A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.

Similar
subvar.
OriginEnglish variety ← Latin varietās ← Middle French varieté →
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Meanings

nounsubvariety (plural subvarieties)

plural subvarieties

  1. A secondary or subsidiary variety.
    1. mathematicsA subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
    2. human sciencesA subordinate language variety.
  2. biologyA rank below that of variety.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
subvar.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wh₂-s-?
  8. Proto-Italic*wasios?
  9. Latinvarius
  10. Latinvarietās
  11. Middle Frenchvarieté
  12. Latinvarietās
  13. Englishvariety
  14. Englishsubvariety

From sub- + variety.

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Translations

Czech pododrůda
  • pododrůdarank in a taxonomic classification
Finnish alamuunnos
  • alamuunnosrank in a taxonomic classification
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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