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sub·script
 subscript
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- pronunciation:
- suhb
skrIpt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
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written or printed below.
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noun |
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a distinguishing symbol, such as a number, written below and usu. slightly to one side of a written or printed character. (Cf. superscript.)
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adjective + (n.)subscript
different, incorrect, multidimensional
verb + (n.)subscript
affix, compute, crease, denote, drop, indicate, refer, share, simplify
noun + (n.)subscript
bracket, brevity, denominator, epsilon, iota, kernel, lambda, mean, number, percentage, reading, scheduling, sector, simplicity, superscript, syllable
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The word subscript
contains the following parts:
sub-
Latin
prefix
that means under, after
  More about this word part:
The prefix sub-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as subjugate
. It is also used in the formation of English words such as subway
and subgroup
. It has multiple forms, as the 'b' sound in sub-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms suc-, suf-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, and su-.
Example words:
subaqueous, subcategory, subclass, subcompact, subconscious, subcontract, subcontractor, subdivide, subdivision, subgroup, subject, subjugate, sublease, submarine, submerge, subordinate, subscribe, subscript, subscription, substandard, subterranean, subtopic, subversive, subway
- synonyms:
- hyp-, hypo-, under-
- antonyms:
- super-, supra-, hyper-
scrib, script
Latin
root
that means to write
Example words:
ascribe, ascription, circumscribe, conscript, conscription, describe, description, descriptive, escritoire, imprescriptible, indescribable, inscribe, inscription, manuscript, nondescript, oversubscribe, postscript, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, proscribe, proscription, rescript, scribal, scribble, scribbler, scribe1, scrip, script, scriptorium, scriptural, Scripture, scriptwriter, scrivener, subscribe, subscript, subscription, superscribe, superscript, transcribe, transcript, transcriptase, typescript
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