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Definition of 'subordination'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) subordination
the state of being subordinate to something

2. (noun) hyponymy, subordination
the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class

3. (noun) subordination
the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head

4. (noun) subordination
the quality of obedient submissiveness

5. (noun) mastery, subordination
the act of mastering or subordinating someone

Definition of 'subordination'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) subordination
the act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting

2. (noun) subordination
the quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection

3. (noun) subordination
place of inferior rank

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