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subhierarchy

subhierarchy noun: a lesser or subordinate hierarchy.

Noun

subhierarchy (plural subhierarchies)

  1. A lesser or subordinate hierarchy.

Forms of subhierarchy

pluralsubhierarchies

Origin of subhierarchy

From sub- + hierarchy.

Questions about subhierarchy

What does subhierarchy mean?
Subhierarchy means a lesser or subordinate hierarchy.
What part of speech is subhierarchy?
Subhierarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of subhierarchy?
The plural of subhierarchy is subhierarchies.

Words near subhierarchy in the dictionary

  1. subhertz
  2. subhexagonal
  3. Subhi
  4. subhierarchical
  5. subhierarchies
  6. subhierarchy
  7. subhippocampal
  8. subhirsute
  9. subhistories
  10. subhistory
  11. subholostean

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