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Meaning of Subordination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩

Definitions

  1. The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
  2. The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
  3. The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.

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Examples

“Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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