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Meaning of subordinate
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subordinate
adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: {subordinate}, {low-
level}] [ant: {dominant}]
2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
"a subordinate kingdom" [ant: {insubordinate}]
3: (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"
[syn: {dependent}, {subordinate}] [ant: {independent},
{main(a)}]
n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
[syn: {subordinate}, {subsidiary}, {underling}, {foot
soldier}]
2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn:
{hyponym}, {subordinate}, {subordinate word}]
v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate},
{subdue}]
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