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subter-

Syllables: sub·ter-

subter- prefix: under; secret.

Prefix

subter-

  1. under; secret
    • This, with sardonic subter-thought, pleasing to Hecate, the sorcerer promised her as she made her presence felt […].1917, Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Weiser, published 2010, page 273

Origin of subter-

Borrowed from Latin subter-.

Questions about subter-

What does subter- mean?
Subter- means under; secret.
What part of speech is subter-?
Subter- is a prefix.

Words near subter- in the dictionary

  1. subtentacular
  2. subtentorial
  3. subtenure
  4. subtenures
  5. subtepid
  6. subter-
  7. subterabyte
  8. subterahertz
  9. subterclass
  10. subterclasses
  11. subterete

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