subordinate meaning
EN
[səˈbɔːdɪnət] [səˈbɔrdɪnət] [səˈbɔːdɪneɪt] [səˈbɔrdɪneɪt] 
US - NounPLsubordinatesPREsub-SUF-ate
- (countable) One who is subordinate.
- (countable) One who is subordinate.
- VerbSGsubordinatesPRsubordinatingPT, PPsubordinated
- (transitive) To make subservient.
- (transitive) To treat as of less value or importance.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- (transitive) To make subservient.
- AdjectiveCOMmore subordinateSUPmost subordinate
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause.
- In the sentence, “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- It is desired that the following advices be deliberately read in each subordinate select meeting, at least once in the year:
- The risk is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: [ …]
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of subordinate in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "subordinate" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.