subsense

noun

sub·​sense ˈsəb-ˌsen(t)s 

plural subsenses

: a specific sense of a word or phrase that is derived from, included in, or closely related to a broader sense and that may be grouped with the broader sense in a dictionary

split the fourth sense into two subsenses

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

subsense

noun

sub·​sense

ˈsəb-ˌsen(t)s

: a subordinate division of a sense (as in a dictionary)