sub-
prefix/sʌb/
/sʌb/
- (in nouns and adjectives) below; less than
- sub-zero temperatures
- a subtropical (= almost tropical) climate
- substandard
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- (in nouns and adjectives) under
- subway
- submarine
- (in verbs and nouns) a smaller part of something
- subdivide
- subset
Word Originfrom Latin sub ‘under, close to’.
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