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: placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior2
: submissive to or controlled by authority
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a : of, relating to, or constituting a clause that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb: one who stands in order or rank below another : one that is subordinate
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: to make subject or subservient
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: to treat as of less value or importance stylist … whose crystalline prose subordinates content to form—Susan Heath Last Updated: 30 Apr 2025 - Updated example sentencesSubscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
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