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subminimum en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Below the normal minimum
   • Over the years Simon has voted for some conservative clinkers--for example, […] a subminimum wage for teenagers. 1988 February 5, David Moberg, “Jackson and Simon in Iowa”, in Chicago Reader:

subminimum en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A point or value below a minimum.

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