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Subfamily

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
  2. A secondary or subordinate grouping.

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Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

subfan subfandom subfault subfaults subfeature subfebrility

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