Definition of "subclasses" []

• Plural form of subclass. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subclass. (verb)

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• "These special cases are known as subclasses and the more general cases are known as superclasses."
• "(See Rule 6.) (9) In arrangement of subclasses or subdivisions the miscellaneous groups containing material not falling within any of the specifically entitled subclasses, should stand first; those subclasses defined by effect or special use should precede those defined by function or general use; those containing matter that is related to the matter of other subclasses as whole to part should precede those subclasses that contain the part; and those defined by a characteristic deemed more important or significant for search purposes should precede those defined by characteristics deemed less important."
• "This discussion was illustrated with examples of squares repeatedly subdivided into smaller squares, sets (or classes) of organisms repeatedly divided into subsets (or subclasses) of organisms, and zygotes that repeatedly divide to form branching cell lineages."