"subexpression" meaning in All languages combined

See subexpression on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subexpressions [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English expression English subexpression From sub- + expression. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|expression|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English expression English subexpression [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "expression", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "subexpression", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="subexpression"> From sub- + expression. Head templates: {{en-noun}} subexpression (plural subexpressions)
  1. (mathematics, programming) An expression that is a part of a larger expression. Holonyms: expression Translations (expression that is a part of a larger one): podvýraz [masculine] (Czech), sottoespressione [feminine] (Italian), подвыраже́ние (podvyražénije) [neuter] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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