noun
- plural of subsense; secondary or subordinate meanings within a main dictionary entry or definition
Usage: lexicography
Examples
- The dictionary entry for ‘run’ contains multiple subsenses under each main definition.
- Lexicographers organize subsenses using letters or numbers for clarity.
- The word ‘bank’ has several subsenses relating to financial institutions.
- Students often struggle with the various subsenses of polysemous words.
- The editor added three new subsenses to better capture the word’s usage.
- Each subsense was illustrated with appropriate example sentences.