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Meaning of Subfamily | Babel Free

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.

Equivalents

العربية عائلة ثانوية
Català subfamília
Čeština podčeleď
Dansk underfamilie
Deutsch Subfamilie Unterfamilie
Ελληνικά υποοικογένεια
Español subfamilia
Suomi alaheimo
Français sous-famille
Italiano sottofamiglia
日本語 亜科
Nederlands onderfamilie subfamilie
Polski podrodzina
Português subfamília
Русский подсемейство
తెలుగు ఉపకుటుంబము
Tagalog kub-angkanhay

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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