Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subsense

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-sense
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sense of a word that reflects a part or aspect of a more general (broader) sense.

Example Sentences

"When an italicized label or guide phrase follows a boldface numeral, the label or phrase applies only to that specific numbered sense and its subsenses."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English subsense From sub- + sense.

Inflected Forms

subsenses (plural)

Derived Forms

subsubsense

Frequently Paired Words

autohyponym

Questions

What does subsense mean?: A sense of a word that reflects a part or aspect of a more general (broader) sense.
Where does subsense come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English subsense From sub- + sense.

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