"subchain" meaning in All languages combined

See subchain on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subchains [plural]
Etymology: sub- + chain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|chain}} sub- + chain Head templates: {{en-noun}} subchain (plural subchains)
  1. Any chain that branches off another.
    Sense id: en-subchain-en-noun-ujIps3wA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 79 21
  2. A secondary or subsidiary chain of businesses.
    Sense id: en-subchain-en-noun-iNykSu8m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: chain

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for subchain meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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