subordinate
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- noun
- /səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
- Specialized
:
hipónimo
- If some interactions facilitated rare species and others kept dominants from outcompeting subordinates, then more species would persist.
Examples
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Since 368.11 has an add instruction, "Add as instructed under 368.1 -- 368.8," that span and its immediate subordinates are displayed in the hierarchy box, and the internal add table under 368.1 -- 368.8 is displayed in the Notes box.
Blog text (29) -
A more disruptive intrusion is produced by a "harsh mapping"—that is, a subordinate (as defined above) stress in ictic position (a/S).
Academic text (2001) -
The blue ones are the dominant genotype, and the green ones are the subordinate.
Fiction book (1999) -
Most managers do not think consciously about a subordinate's tolerance for ambiguity.
Academic text (1995) -
Temperance and courage are both card virtues, and temperance also has subordinate virtues as well.
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At the level of internal NATO organizational procedures, the alliance should create a Membership Monitoring Committee subordinate to the North Atlantic Council (NAC).
Academic text (2002) -
But his recourse to this form of coordination (and, to a lesser degree, to or and nor) is made remarkable by the subordinates they displace.
Academic text (2002) -
In linguistics, a "feline" is a subordinate term that refers specifically to members of the cat family.
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In the hierarchy of animals, a "mammal" is a subordinate category within the broader classification of vertebrates.
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In her thesis, she explained how a "rose" is a subordinate term under the broader category of "flowering plants."
Synonyms
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
A word that names a specific kind of a more general word
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
A part of a sentence that cannot stand alone and works like a noun, adjective, or adverb
- Specialized
A word that introduces a clause that cannot stand alone, like because or although
- Specialized
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
How Specific
- Specialized
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7.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
subordinate = subordinate (opaque) = sub + ordinate
The noun is directly formed by conversion from the adjective 'subordinate'.
Etymology
Subordinate comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and ordinare 'to put in order'. Think of a category list: a subordinate is a word placed 'under' a more general word, like 'apple' under 'fruit', which explains the meaning.