subcategory

[ suhb-kat-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee ]

noun

, plural sub·cat·e·go·ries.

1. a subordinate category or a division of a category.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcategory¹

sub- + category

Example Sentences

A notable similarity marks a subcategory of once woefully under-recognized female artists of the past.

From Los Angeles Times

Touch the “Privacy and safety” menu and then scroll to the “Direct messages” subcategory.

From Seattle Times

And then there was a subcategory of comment: The people insisting there's no conflict between outrage over what happened to Copeland and being MAGA.

From Salon

Severe obesity is the fastest-rising subcategory among youth — “an epidemic within an epidemic,” as the American Academy of Pediatrics calls it.

From New York Times

Auto haulers are a subcategory of the roughly 4 million heavy trucks that ferry goods between American factories, ports, rail stations, and retailers.

From Slate