"subcollection" meaning in English

See subcollection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subcollections [plural]
Etymology: sub- + collection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|collection}} sub- + collection Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcollection (plural subcollections)
  1. A subset of a collection.
    Sense id: en-subcollection-en-noun-C6HYqn8P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018, Matthew Z. Wood, Comic Book Collections and Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians",
          "text": "Humor books are easy to catalog as a part of a comics collection—treat them as a subcollection of comics (aka fiction) and group them first by creator, then by series title, paying attention to volume numbers and/or dates of publication.",
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