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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

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What does 'sub' mean as in the word 'subcategory'?
  

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" Say that you are describing shirts. The primary categories describing shirts might include color, style, price. Each of those could be broken down into smaller groups.

  • " Say that you are describing shirts.
  • The primary categories describing shirts might include color, style, price.
  • Each of those could be broken down into smaller groups.
  • " Shirts A.
  • Price 1.
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It means "secondary" or "next lower."

Say that you are describing shirts. The primary categories describing shirts might include color, style, price. Each of those could be broken down into smaller groups. For example, "reddish colors" would a subcategory of the larger category "color."

Shirts
A. Price
1. High priced
2. Medium priced
3. Low pric
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Hi,



A small additional comment.



Broadly speaking, the prefix 'sub' suggests 'under'.

eg in a report, a subcategory is written under the name of the category

eg on a page, a subheading is normally written under a heading.



eg a subway goes underground.

eg a boss gives order

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