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subvillain

subvillain noun: a lesser or subsidiary villain.

Noun

subvillain (plural subvillains)

  1. A lesser or subsidiary villain.

Forms of subvillain

pluralsubvillains

Origin of subvillain

From sub- + villain.

Questions about subvillain

What does subvillain mean?
Subvillain means a lesser or subsidiary villain.
What part of speech is subvillain?
Subvillain is a noun.
What is the plural of subvillain?
The plural of subvillain is subvillains.

Words near subvillain in the dictionary

  1. subvicars
  2. subview
  3. subviews
  4. subvillage
  5. subvillages
  6. subvillain
  7. subvillains
  8. subviral
  9. subvirial
  10. subvirion
  11. subvirions

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