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subclass

sub·class [ súb klàss ] (plural sub·class·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. subordinate class: a smaller group among several into which a main class is divided

2. biology biological class: a subdivision of a class in the classification of plants and animals

3. mathematics 
Same as  subset


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