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English to English adjective
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lower in rank or importance | source: wordnet30
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subject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
• a subordinate kingdom
source: wordnet30
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(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
• a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
source: wordnet30
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Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position. | source: webster1913 noun
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an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | source: wordnet30
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a word that is more specific than a given word | source: wordnet30
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One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished from a principal. | source: webster1913 verb
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rank or order as less important or consider of less value |
• Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools
source: wordnet30
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient |
• Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
source: wordnet30
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To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. | source: webster1913
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