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underproportion

underproportion noun: the quality of forming too small a proportion; insufficient representation within a group.

Noun

underproportion (uncountable)

  1. The quality of forming too small a proportion; insufficient representation within a group.

Origin of underproportion

From under- + proportion.

Questions about underproportion

What does underproportion mean?
Underproportion means the quality of forming too small a proportion; insufficient representation within a group.
What part of speech is underproportion?
Underproportion is a noun.

Words near underproportion in the dictionary

  1. underproof
  2. underproofed
  3. underproofing
  4. underproofs
  5. underprop
  6. underproportion
  7. underproportioned
  8. underpropped
  9. underpropper
  10. underproppers
  11. underpropping

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