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| sub·ja·cent [ sub jáyss'nt ] |
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1. underlying: lying under or just below something
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2. lower: next to something and at a lower level than it
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin subjacent-, present participle of subjacere "lie under" < jacere "lie"] |
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 sub·ja·cen·cy noun |
 sub·ja·cent·ly adverb |
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