noun
- a category that is part of a larger category
Examples
- Fiction is a subcategory of literature.
- The store organized products into categories and subcategories.
- Mammals is a subcategory of vertebrates.
- She created several subcategories to better organize her files.
- Rock music has many subcategories like punk and metal.
- The survey results were broken down by subcategory.
- Each subcategory contains items with similar characteristics.