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sub-superstition

UK/ˈsʌbsuːpəˌstɪʃn̩/

sub-superstition noun: a minor or secondary superstition.

Noun

sub-superstition (plural sub-superstitions)

  1. (rare) A minor or secondary superstition.
    • A plethora of sub-superstitions thus accumulated around the sacrament of the altar.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 32

Forms of sub-superstition

pluralsub-superstitions

Origin of sub-superstition

From sub- + superstition.

Questions about sub-superstition

What does sub-superstition mean?
Sub-superstition means a minor or secondary superstition.
What part of speech is sub-superstition?
Sub-superstition is a noun.
How do you pronounce sub-superstition?
Sub-superstition is pronounced /ˈsʌbsuːpəˌstɪʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of sub-superstition?
The plural of sub-superstition is sub-superstitions.

Words near sub-superstition in the dictionary

  1. sub-sub-sub-subbasement
  2. sub-sub-subbasement
  3. sub-subbasement
  4. sub-subunderlease
  5. sub-subunderleases
  6. sub-superstition
  7. sub-superstitions
  8. sub-surface
  9. sub-system
  10. sub-systems
  11. sub-tenant

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