Is there a word that describes a list of lists? Does a "masterlist" describe it, or is there something more specific?
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Not sure of a word but, A Collection of lists / Grouped lists. Or an array of– rkchlCommented Jan 20, 2016 at 23:09
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3Coming from a computer programming background, we use the phrase "nested list" a lot.– Aaron SCommented Jan 20, 2016 at 23:13
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In some cases you could use "matrix".– Hot LicksCommented Jan 20, 2016 at 23:22
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Please provide a sentence with a blank where you would use the word. For example, "We drew the fourth form from the second declension in the ______."– JELCommented Jan 20, 2016 at 23:43
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1Multidimensional list (or matrix like stated above). I'd be tempted to say list list. A list of lists is my list list.– BleepBloopOverflowCommented Jan 21, 2016 at 2:05
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A set that contains all the members of a smaller set is called a superset.
You might, for the occassion, extend this to lists. A list that contains other lists embedded in it might be called a superlist.
