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sub judice
sub-post office
sub rosa
sub-Saharan
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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
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sub-

sub-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. under, below, beneath
subcutaneous
subfloor

2. subordinate, secondary
subparagraph

3. less than completely
subliterate

4. subdivision
subkingdom
subcontinent

5. bordering on
subequatorial

6. smaller or younger than
subcompact
subteen

7. nearly, partly, somewhat
subfossil

8. containing less than the normal amount of an element
suboxide

[< Latin sub "under"]
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