Dictionary

suborder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
2. A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request).
3. Synonym of subordering.

Forms

Descendants

suborde

Synonyms

subordo · subordering

Translations (17)

ms suborder (taxonomic category) · pl podrząd (taxonomic category) · sv underordning (taxonomic category) · ga fo-ord (taxonomic category) · ms سوبئوردر (taxonomic category) · gl suborde (taxonomic category) · nl onderorde (taxonomic category) · ca subordre (taxonomic category) · he תת־סדרה (taxonomic category) · nl suborde (taxonomic category) · it sottordine (taxonomic category) · pt subordem (taxonomic category) · tl kubsunday (taxonomic category) · gv fo-oardagh (taxonomic category) · ast suborde (taxonomic category) · fi alalahko (taxonomic category) · es suborden (taxonomic category)

suborder en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To arrange in a secondary order.
   • The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.

Forms