Main Entry: sub-
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from
sub under, close to — more at
up 1 : under : beneath : below <subsoil> <subaqueous>
2 a : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to <substation> <subeditor> b : subordinate portion of : subdivision of <subcommittee> <subspecies> c : with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations <sublet> <subcontract>
3 : less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat <subacute> <subclinical>
4 a : almost : nearly <suberect> b : falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on <subarctic>
- sub*ad*o*les*cent
- sub*agen*cy
- sub*agent
- sub*al*lo*ca*tion
- sub*ar*ea
- sub*au*di*ble
- sub*av*er*age
- sub*base*ment
- sub*ba*sin
- sub*block
- sub*branch
- sub*caste
- sub*cat*e*go*ri*za*tion
- sub*cat*e*go*rize
- sub*cat*e*go*ry
- sub*ceil*ing
- sub*cel*lar
- sub*chap*ter
- sub*chief
- sub*clan
- sub*clus*ter
- sub*code
- sub*col*lec*tion
- sub*col*lege
- sub*col*le*giate
- sub*col*o*ny
- sub*com*mis*sion
- sub*com*po*nent
- sub*co*ri*a*ceous
- sub*coun*ty
- sub*cult
- sub*cu*ra*tive
- sub*dean
- sub*de*ci*sion
- sub*de*part*ment
- sub*de*vel*op*ment
- sub*di*a*lect
- sub*di*rec*tor
- sub*dis*ci*pline
- sub*dis*trict
- sub*econ*o*my
- sub*fac*ul*ty
- sub*file
- sub*frag*ment
- sub*frame
- sub*gen*er*a*tion
- sub*genre
- sub*goal
- sub*gov*ern*ment
- sub*hu*mid
- sub*in*dus*try
- sub*in*hib*i*to*ry
- sub*lan*guage
- sub*lev*el
- sub*li*brar*i*an
- sub*li*cense
- sub*lit*er*a*cy
- sub*lit*er*ate
- sub*lot
- sub*man*ag*er
- sub*mar*ket
- sub*max*i*mal
- sub*menu
- sub*min*i*mal
- sub*min*i*mum
- sub*min*is*ter
- sub*na*tion*al
- sub*net*work
- sub*niche
- sub*op*ti*mal
- sub*op*ti*mi*za*tion
- sub*op*ti*mize
- sub*op*ti*mum
- sub*or*ga*ni*za*tion
- sub*pan*el
- sub*par
- sub*para*graph
- sub*par*al*lel
- sub*part
- sub*pe*ri*od
- sub*phase
- sub*pri*mate
- sub*pro*cess
- sub*prod*uct
- sub*proj*ect
- sub*pro*le*tar*i*at
- sub*ra*tio*nal
- sub*sat*u*rat*ed
- sub*sat*u*ra*tion
- sub*scale
- sub*science
- sub*sea
- sub*sec*re*tary
- sub*sec*tor
- sub*seg*ment
- sub*sense
- sub*sen*tence
- sub*se*ries
- sub*site
- sub*skill
- sub*so*ci*ety
- sub*spe*cial*ist
- sub*spe*cial*ize
- sub*spe*cial*ty
- sub*state
- sub*stel*lar
- sub*sys*tem
- sub*task
- sub*test
- sub*theme
- sub*ther*a*peu*tic
- sub*top*ic
- sub*trea*sury
- sub*trend
- sub*tribe
- sub*type
- sub*unit
- sub*va*ri*ety
- sub*vas*sal
- sub*vis*i*ble
- sub*vi*su*al
- sub*world
- sub*writ*er
- sub*ze*ro
- sub*zone