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subordinate

adj
/səˈbɔːdɪnət/UK/səˈbɔɹdɪnət/CA/səˈboːdɪnət//səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/UK/səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/CA/səˈboːdɪnæɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).

  1. derived from subōrdinātus
  2. inherited from subordinat

Definitions

  1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

    • The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.

  2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

    • November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.

  3. dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

    • In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Descending in a regular series.

    2. One who is subordinate.

    3. A hyponym.

    4. To make subservient or secondary.

    5. To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.

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Derived

nonsubordinate, subordinate clause, subordinate court, subordinate legislation, subordinately, subordinateness, subordinate trait, unsubordinate, insubordinated, nonsubordinated, nonsubordinating, resubordinate, subordinatingly, subordinator, unsubordinated

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subordinate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at subordinate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at subordinate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA