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subordination

1.	(noun) the quality of obedient submissiveness
	Related Words: submissiveness
	Antonyms: insubordination

2.	(noun) the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
	Related Words: grammatical relation

3.	(noun) the state of being subordinate to something
	Related Words: dependance, dependence, dependency

4.	(noun) the act of mastering or subordinating someone
	Synonyms: mastery
	Related Words: domination

5.	(noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
	Synonyms: hyponymy
	Related Words: semantic relation