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subarea en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A physical region that makes up part of an area.
  2. Part of a topic or discipline.
    • Books like this aim to arrive at a more unified understanding of a broad area, and how its subareas are related. 2021, Paul C. van Oorschot, Computer Security and the Internet, page xxv:

Forms

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subareas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

subareal