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subprincipal

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sub⋅prin⋅ci⋅pal

  [suhb-prin-suh-puhl, suhb-prin-]
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–noun
1. an assistant or deputy principal.
2. Music. (in an organ) a subbass of the open diapason class.
Origin:
1590–1600; sub- + principal
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sub·prin·ci·pal   (sŭb-prĭn'sə-pəl)   
n.  

  1. An assistant school principal.

  2. An auxiliary or bracing rafter in a frame.

  3. Music An open diapason subbass in an organ.

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