subcluster

clus·ter

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Definitions of subcluster word

noun subcluster a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch: a cluster of grapes. 1
noun subcluster a group of things or persons close together: There was a cluster of tourists at the gate. 1
noun subcluster U.S. Army. a small metal design placed on a ribbon representing an awarded medal to indicate that the same medal has been awarded again: oak-leaf cluster. 1
noun subcluster Phonetics. a succession of two or more contiguous consonants in an utterance, as the str- cluster of strap. 1
noun subcluster Astronomy. a group of neighboring stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that have essentially the same age and composition and thus supposedly a common origin. Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. 1
verb with object subcluster to gather into a cluster or clusters. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English cluster, clyster bunch; cognate with Low German kluster

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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