Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - subordinate
Subordinate
subordinate
adj., n., & v. --adj. (usu. foll. by to) of inferior importance or rank; secondary, subservient. --n. a person working under another's control or orders. --v.tr. (usu. foll. by to) 1 make subordinate; treat or regard as of minor importance. 2 make subservient. Phrases and idioms subordinate clause a clause serving as an adjective, adverb, or noun in a main sentence because of its position or a preceding conjunction. Derivatives subordinately adv. subordination n. subordinative adj. Etymology: med.L subordinare, subordinat- (as SUB-, L ordinare ordain)
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I. adjective see: ordain Date: 15th century placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position ; inferior , submissive to or controlled by authority, 3. of, relating to, or constituting a clause that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb, subordinating, ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1640 one that is ~, III. transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Medieval Latin subordinatus Date: 1597 to make subject or subservient, to treat as of less value or importance , subordination noun subordinative adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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