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subminimum

subminimum adjective: below the normal minimum.

Adjective

subminimum (not comparable)

  1. Below the normal minimum
    • Over the years Simon has voted for some conservative clinkers--for example, […] a subminimum wage for teenagers.1988 February 5, David Moberg, “Jackson and Simon in Iowa”, in Chicago Reader

Noun

subminimum (plural subminimums or subminima)

  1. A point or value below a minimum.

Forms of subminimum

pluralsubminimums
pluralsubminima

Origin of subminimum

From sub- + minimum.

Questions about subminimum

What does subminimum mean?
Subminimum means below the normal minimum.
What part of speech is subminimum?
Subminimum can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subminimum in the dictionary

  1. subminimal
  2. subminimality
  3. subminimally
  4. subminimization
  5. subminimizations
  6. subminimum
  7. subminimums
  8. subminis
  9. subminister
  10. subministered
  11. subministerial

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