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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessottotipo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sottoˈtipo
"Ogni sottotipo ha caratteristiche uniche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A subdivision of a type; a category that falls within a broader type or classification.
"Diabetes mellitus has two main subtypes, Type 1 and Type 2." - 2
In object-oriented programming, a data type that is related to another data type (the supertype) through inheritance or behavioral subtyping.
"The function accepts any valid subtype of the base collection class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a hybrid formation combining the Latin-derived prefix 'sub-' (meaning under, below, or secondary) with the English noun 'type' (derived from the Greek 'typos', meaning impression, model, or kind). It emerged in the late 19th century as scientific classification systems in biology, linguistics, and anthropology required finer subdivisions of broader categories.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subtype" is said worldwide
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sous-type
Transliteration: su-tip
"Ce virus possède un nouveau sous-type."
Subtyp
Transliteration: zupˈtyːp
"Es gibt mehrere Subtypen dieser Krankheit."
sottotipo
Transliteration: sottoˈtipo
"Ogni sottotipo ha caratteristiche uniche."
subtipo
Transliteration: subˈtipo
"Se identificó un nuevo subtipo de la bacteria."
subtipo
Transliteration: subˈtʃipu
"Este subtipo é mais resistente ao tratamento."
उप-प्रकार
Transliteration: up-prakar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस बीमारी के कई उप-प्रकार हैं।"
亚型
Transliteration: yà xíng
Script: 中文汉字
"研究人员发现了一种新的病毒亚型。"
아형
Transliteration: ahyeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 독감 바이러스는 여러 아형으로 나뉩니다."
亜型
Transliteration: agata
Script: 日本語
"インフルエンザウイルスには多くの亜型が存在します。"
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