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subgiant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-giant
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English giant English subgiant From sub- + giant.

Inflected Forms

subgiants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dwarf dwarf star giant giant star bright giant supergiant hypergiant

Synonyms

subgiant star

Questions

What does subgiant mean?
A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.
Where does subgiant come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English giant English subgiant From sub- + giant.

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