Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-d-u-al
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of subduing; a successful defeat.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From subdue + -al.

Word Breakdown

Root: *dewk-
Suffix: subdue

Usage

Inflected Forms

subduals (plural)

Questions

What does subdual mean?: An act of subduing; a successful defeat.
Where does subdual come from?: From subdue + -al.

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