subordination

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Pronunciation

/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/

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/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/ · /səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/ · /səˌboːdɪˈnæɪʃn̩/ · /səˌboːdəˈnæɪʃn̩/

Definition of subordination

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.

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

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.

“Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […]”
(countable, uncountable)The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
(countable, uncountable)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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From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.

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