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subinitial

subinitial adjective: ranked below an initial entity; secondary; derived.

Adjective

subinitial (not comparable)

  1. Ranked below an initial entity; secondary; derived.

Origin of subinitial

From sub- + initial.

Questions about subinitial

What does subinitial mean?
Subinitial means ranked below an initial entity; secondary; derived.
What part of speech is subinitial?
Subinitial is an adjective.

Words near subinitial in the dictionary

  1. subinfraorders
  2. subingression
  3. subinguinal
  4. subinhibitory
  5. subiniac
  6. subinitial
  7. subinjurious
  8. subinoculate
  9. subinoculated
  10. subinoculates
  11. subinoculating

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