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part of speech: prefix
definition 1: a prefix that means "under" or "below."
A subnormal temperature is a temperature that is below normal.A subway is a way to travel underground.
definition 2: a prefix that means "secondary" or "lower."
Because a captain is lower in rank than a general, the captain is the general's subordinate.