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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

subsection

/ˈsʌbsɛkʃən/

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What does subsection mean?

noun

  1. A defined part of a section.
  2. A subpart of a legal document such as law.
  3. An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A taxonomic rank below section and above species.

verb

  1. To insert subsections (into some text, etc.)

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsʌbsɛkʃən/

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(F) Unless and until termination is effected under this subsection, the grant, if it does not provide otherwise, continues in effect for the remainder of the extended renewal term.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office; United StatesCopyright Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of the United States CodeProject Gutenberg ebook #252
Several of the leading national associations of the United States, concerned with the investigation of subjects of pertinent interest to some of the sections of the congress, have received and accepted invitations from the executive committee of congress to meet in Washington at the same time and hold one or more joint sessions with a section or subsection of corresponding interest.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987