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sub⋅en⋅try

  [suhb-en-tree]
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–noun, plural -tries.
an item shown or listed under a main entry, as in bookkeeping.
Origin:
1890–95; sub- + entry
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sub·en·try   (sŭb'ěn'trē)   
n.   pl. sub·en·tries
An entry, such as one in an account, catalog, or reference work, that is included within a main entry.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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