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Meaning of subordinate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  subordinate
      adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: {subordinate}, {low-
             level}] [ant: {dominant}]
      2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
         "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: {insubordinate}]
      3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a
         complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause
         functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
         [syn: {dependent}, {subordinate}] [ant: {independent},
         {main(a)}]
      n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
           [syn: {subordinate}, {subsidiary}, {underling}, {foot
           soldier}]
      2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn:
         {hyponym}, {subordinate}, {subordinate word}]
      v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
           "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
      2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
         to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: {subordinate},
         {subdue}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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