subordination

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US /səˌbɔrdnˈeɪʃən/ UK /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance

Military discipline depends on the subordination of personal will to the chain of command.

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1 noun · the placing or treating of... subjection inferiority subservience subjugation deference

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insubordination superiority dominance coordination

Word family

Related forms subordinateordinateorder coordination

Etymology

From Medieval Latin subordinātiō, from subordināre ('to place in a lower order'), from sub- ('under') + ordināre ('to arrange'), from ordō ('order, rank').

sub Latin ordō Latin

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# subordination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** səˌbɔrdnˈeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance

## Examples
- Military discipline depends on the subordination of personal will to the chain of command.

## Synonyms
- subjection
- inferiority
- subservience
- subjugation
- deference

## Antonyms
- insubordination
- superiority
- dominance
- coordination

## Related Forms
- subordinate
- ordinate
- order
- coordination

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sub
- Root: ordō

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin subordinātiō, from subordināre ('to place in a lower order'), from sub- ('under') + ordināre ('to arrange'), from ordō ('order, rank').

## AI Etymology
Subordination is from Medieval Latin subordinātiō, from subordināre ('to place in a lower order'), from sub- ('under') + ordināre ('to arrange'), from ordō ('order, rank'). Important recorded forms include sub (Latin) and ordō (Latin). Morphologically, the sub- element contributes the sense of under, below, secondary status, or movement from beneath, with the base naming the field of application. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance. The wider family includes related words such as subordinate, ordinate, order, and coordination.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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