subentry

[ suhb-en-tree ]
/ ˈsʌbˌɛn tri /

noun, plural sub·en·tries.

an item shown or listed under a main entry, as in bookkeeping.

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anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
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Origin of subentry

First recorded in 1890–95; sub- + entry

Words nearby subentry

subeditor, subemployment, subendocardial layer, subendothelial layer, subendothelium, subentry, subependymoma, subequatorial, suber, subereous, suberic
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