Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subfamily

/sˈʌbfˌæməli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: sub-fam-i-ly
IPA: /sˈʌbfˌæməli/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.

noun

A secondary or subordinate grouping.

Example Sentences

"There is a handy font editor tool in the engine, where you can import your font and create family and subfamily for your font (for example, the same font can have a family for its bold, italic, light, and dark style as its subfamily)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English family English subfamily From sub- + family.

Inflected Forms

subfamilies (plural)

Derived Forms

intersubfamily

Questions

How do you pronounce subfamily?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌbfˌæməli/.
What does subfamily mean?: A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
Where does subfamily come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English family English subfamily From sub- + family.

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