Definition (noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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he didn't want to discuss that subject
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it was a very sensitive topic
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his letters were always on the theme of love
Definition (noun) something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
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a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
Definition (noun) a branch of knowledge
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in what discipline is his doctorate?
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teachers should be well trained in their subject
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anthropology is the study of human beings
Definition (noun) some situation or event that is thought about
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he kept drifting off the topic
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he had been thinking about the subject for several years
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it is a matter for the police
Definition (noun) (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
Definition (noun) a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
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the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
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the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
Definition (noun) a person who owes allegiance to that nation
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a monarch has a duty to his subjects
Definition (noun) (logic) the first term of a proposition
Definition (verb) cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
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He subjected me to his awful poetry
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The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills
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People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation
Definition (verb) make accountable for
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He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors
Definition (verb) make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Definition (verb) refer for judgment or consideration
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The lawyers submitted the material to the court
Definition (adj) possibly accepting or permitting
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a passage capable of misinterpretation
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open to interpretation
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an issue open to question
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the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
Definition (adj) being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
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subject peoples
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a dependent prince
Definition (adj) likely to be affected by something
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the bond is subject to taxation
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he is subject to fits of depression