2160 subordination Definition
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subordination Definition


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subordinate
adj
    1. Lower in rank, importance, etc; secondary.
      Thesaurus: minor, subsidiary, supplementary, auxiliary, accessory, ancillary; Antonym: main, chief.
      Form: subordinate to someone (often)
noun
    1. Someone or something that is characterized by being lower or secondary in rank, status, importance, etc.
      Thesaurus: assistant, aide, junior, underling, adjunct, inferior, second banana (US slang), subaltern; Antonym: superior.
verb subordinated, subordinating
    1. To regard or treat someone as being lower or secondary in rank, status, importance, etc; to put someone into this kind of position.
    2. To cause or force someone or something to become dependent, subservient, etc.
Derivative: subordinately
adverb
    Derivative: subordination
    noun
      Derivative: subordinative
      adj
        Etymology: 15c: from sub- 2 + Latin ordo rank.



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