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   Sub-

   /səb/

   

   prefix

   • 1. at, to, or from a lower level or position: "subalpine"
   • ▪ lower in rank: "subdeacon"
   • ▪ of a smaller size; of a subordinate nature: "subculture"
   • ▪ of lesser quality; inferior: "subhuman"
   • 2. somewhat; nearly; more or less: "subantarctic"
   • 3. denoting a later or secondary action of the same kind: "sublet"
   • 4. denoting support: "subvention"
   • 5. in names of compounds containing a relatively small proportion of a component: "suboxide"

   Word Origin from Latin sub ‘under, close to’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • -

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