Meaning of subordinate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. subordinate, subordinating
2. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
3. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
4. past participle of subordinar
5. dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
   not-comparable
6. Descending in a regular series.

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Examples

“The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.”

“November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.”

“In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.”

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