Nearby Words
adjective
1.
situated or occurring underneath or below; underlying.
2.
forming a basis.
3.
lower than but not directly under something.
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Subjacent
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
subjacent
1597, from L. subjacentem, from subjacens, prp. of subjacere "to lie underneath" (see subject)
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Medical Dictionary
subjacent sub·ja·cent (sŭb-jā'sənt)
adj.
Below or beneath another part.
sub·ja'cen·cy n.
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