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studied in a school, college, etc.     @

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thing that is the main feature of a picture or photo­graph, or that a work of art is based on    \ £*D5

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►                 OF EXPERIMENT %    4 [C] a person or thing being used

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►                 GRAMMAR iff 5 [C] a noun, noun phrase or pronoun representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb (/ in / sat down.), about which sth is stated (the house in the house is very old) or, in a passive sentence, that is affected by the action of the verb {the tree in the tree was blown down in the storm) ± iff — compare object n.{4), predicate n.

►                 OF COUNTRY |R] % 6 a person who has the right to belong to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen ( A #m± ft] ® It 63) ) IR, ES: a British subject ^0 g

m adj. /'SAbd3ekt; -d3ikt/ 1 ~ to sth likely to be affected by sth, especially sth bad rT M  63); H if'S • ■ ■

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TO 0 RW&itfrJTOo 3 - to sth/sb under the authority of sth/sb $£ • • ■ ± jfil; Jjg jkA ■. All nuclear installations are subject to international safeguards. — 4 [only before noun] (formal) controlled by the government of another country      M in 63); E M 63J: subject peoples

mverb /sab'd3ekt/ [VN] ~ sth (to sth) (formal) to bring a country or group of people under your control, espe­cially by using force E UK;     ( Xfa )          :

The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.

H       ►subjec­tion /sab'dsekjn/ noun [U]  subject sb/sth to sth

[often passive] to make sb/sth experience, suffer or be affected by sth, usually sth unpleasant ££ ^ if $t: to be subjected to ridicule 0 The city was

subjected to heavy bombing. IP® ^TfJ0 The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment, pfr if3 W       r

subjective /sab'd3ektiv/ adj. 1 based on your own ideas or opinions rather than facts and therefore some­times unfair ± 3163) ( || 3§r SSL 63? ) : a highly subjective point of view A # ± M 63J #    0 Everyone’s opinion is

bound to be subjective.

2 (of ideas, feelings or experiences existing in sb’s mind rather than in the real world ±31 63J ( #fl^1ttl?-63J ) 3 [only before noun] {grammar i|r±) the subjective case is the one which is used for the subject of a sentence ±iff (ft; ±        63J EET3 objective

► subjectively adv.: People who are less subjectively involved are better judges. ±310 AAAIJA, ikt&ffih (0 M o 0 subjectively perceived changes ±31 fig |ij 63J jg it sub ject-iv-ity /,sAbd3ek'tivati/ noun [U]: There is an element of subjectivity in her criticism. M 63J ftifW±3!0to

sub-ject-iv-ism /sab'd3ektivizam/ noun [U] {philosophy ff) the theory that all knowledge and moral values are subjective rather than based on truth that actually exists in the real world ±31±X; ±3life

'subject matter noun [u] the ideas or information contained in a book, speech, painting, etc. (   i#

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sub ju-dice /,SAb 'd3u:dasi; -sei; -kei/ adj. [not usually before noun] (from Latin, law W) if a legal case is sub judice, it is still being discussed in court and it is there­fore illegal for anyone to talk about it in newspapers, etc.±^Ti±, $) subjugate /'sAbd3ugeit/ verb [VN] [usually passive] (formal) to defeat sb/sth; to gain control over sb/sth fiEIR; rfc'Jft:;     a subjugated race

63J  0 Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to

(= considered less important than) the needs of her family.      ► subju­

gation /,sAbd3u'geifn/ noun [U] (formal) : the subjuga­tion of Ireland by England

subjunctive /sab'd3Ar)ktiv/ noun (grammar -±) the form (or mood) of a verb that expresses wishes, possi­bility or uncertainty; a verb in this form M ^ A; M The verb is in the subjunctive.

Ao 0 In T wish I were taller’, "were’ is a subjunctive. ± I wish I were taller ±, were      ► subjunct­

ive adj.: the subjunctive mood sub let /.SAb'let/ verb (sub-let-ting, sub-let, sub-let) [VN, V] ~ (sth ) (to sb) to rent to sb else all or part of a property that you rent from the owner tlik )

,sub lieu'tenant noun an officer in the British navy just below the rank of lieutenant ( 3£[H ) sub lim ate /'sAblimeit/ verb [VN] {psychology A) to direct your energy, especially sexual energy, to socially acceptable activities such as work, exercise, art, etc. f\

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/.SAbli'meijn/ noun [U] sub-lime /sa'blaim/ adj., noun

nadj. 1 of very high quality and causing great admir­ation        M&A          4^A#KW: sublime

beauty        0 a sublime combination of flavours

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limity /sa'blimati/ noun [U]

a noun the sublime [sing.] something that is sublime M JftMWJftM; ^W\He transforms the most ordinary subject into the sublime. ££ fife it,

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sub lim inal /.SAb’liminl/ adj. affecting your mind even though you are not aware of it ± M iR 63); M M iR 63): subliminal advertising Ht'&rAf ►sub-lim-in-al-ly adv. sub-ma chine gun noun a light machine gun that you can hold in your hands to fire         ^ ^

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sub-marine /,sAbma'ri:n; 'SAbmarim/ noun, adj. mnoun (also informal sub) 1 a ship that can travel under­water         a nuclear submarine WMM 0 a submarine

base  2 (also .submarine 'sandwich, hero) (all

NAmE) a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food

a adj. [only before noun] (technical Ain) existing or located under the sea 7jc ~F 63J;   63J: submarine plant life M

J o submarine cables M

sub-mar iner /sAb'maerina(r); NAmE also ,SAbma'ri:nar/ noun a sailor who works on a submarine$