subsense
noun[C]
languagespecialized(alsosub-sense)uk/ˈsʌb.sens/us/ˈsʌb.sens/ameaningof a word or phrase that iscloselyrelatedto a moregeneralmeaningof the same word :
Thecoresensecanhelpyou tounderstandotherrelatedsubsenses.
Thissensehas four sub-senses in thedictionary.
- The first three subsensescovermostoccurrencesof this word.
- Each of themainsensesof the word issubdividedinto sub-senses.
- It isimportanttounderstandtherelationshipbetween each subsense and thecoresenseunder which itappearsin thedictionary.
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locution
- locutionary
- mean
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signification
- signify
- speak
- subtext