单词 | subdistinguish |
释义 | subdistinguish/ˌsʌbdɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/verb [with object] To distinguish (a thing or group of things) further, especially to subdivide into further categories; to subclassify. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Edmund Bolton (?1575/5–?1634), antiquary and historian. From sub- + distinguish. Compare post-classical Latin subdistinguere to punctuate, separate by a comma (2nd or 3rd cent., after Byzantine Greek ὑποστίζειν), to separate, distinguish, and also Spanish subdistinguir, Italian suddistinguere. |
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