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subgrouping

n. A subgroup vb. (present participle of subgroup English)

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Subgrouping

Subgrouping in linguistics is the division of a language family into its constituent branches.

Usage examples of "subgrouping".

We are simply the top end of a series of cultural subgroupings that evolved of their own accord during the second half of last century.