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subgens

subgens noun: the sociological division of a people next below the gens or clan.

Noun

subgens (plural subgentes)

  1. The sociological division of a people next below the gens or clan.

Forms of subgens

pluralsubgentes

Origin of subgens

From sub- + gens.

Questions about subgens

What does subgens mean?
Subgens means the sociological division of a people next below the gens or clan.
What part of speech is subgens?
Subgens is a noun.
What is the plural of subgens?
The plural of subgens is subgentes.

Words near subgens in the dictionary

  1. subgenotypes
  2. subgenotypic
  3. subgenotyping
  4. subgenre
  5. subgenres
  6. subgens
  7. subgentes
  8. subgenual
  9. subgenus
  10. subgenuses
  11. subgeometric

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