A subsidiary sense of a word defined in a dictionary.
Example sentencesExamples
We begin with the assumption that the senses of the word under consideration are essentially the same, and we let the evidence force us into the creation of subsenses.
Dictionaries usually put polysemous words with all their senses in one article and homonymous words in two or more articles, dividing each into senses and subsenses as appropriate.
The various English glosses are separated by commas and by semicolons, the latter being used to separate what CDNTG identifies as distinct subsenses, or different semantic nuances.
In general, the higher the Overlap Threshold, the more subsenses.
Clicking on a control displays the selected property for all senses and subsenses.
Definition of subsense in US English:
subsense
nounˈsəbsens
A subsidiary sense of a word defined in a dictionary.
Example sentencesExamples
We begin with the assumption that the senses of the word under consideration are essentially the same, and we let the evidence force us into the creation of subsenses.
In general, the higher the Overlap Threshold, the more subsenses.
Clicking on a control displays the selected property for all senses and subsenses.
Dictionaries usually put polysemous words with all their senses in one article and homonymous words in two or more articles, dividing each into senses and subsenses as appropriate.
The various English glosses are separated by commas and by semicolons, the latter being used to separate what CDNTG identifies as distinct subsenses, or different semantic nuances.