Subcollection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subcollection is a noun meaning A subset of a collection.
Meaning
A subset of a collection.
Example Sentences
Humor books are easy to catalog as a part of a comics collection—treat them as a subcollection of comics (aka fiction) and group them first by creator, then by series title, paying attention to volume numbers and/or dates of publication.
Word Forms
- subcollections
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subdataset, subcluster, subset, subsubpopulation, subensemble, submultiset.
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