sub.
sʌb
Definition

Definition of sub. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: substituteRareperson or thing used instead of anotherRare
  • He is the sub. for today’s class.
  • The coach called in a sub. for the injured player.
  • We need a sub. for the missing actor.
replacement stand-in
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Origin of sub.

Latin sub (under)

Terms with sub. included in their meaning

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technology
menu with sub-menus for organized navigation
sub-state level
group exercising legislative power at local level
animal
wild canid native to sub-Saharan Africa
habitat
lives in sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula
food
sandwich with pizza toppings in a sub roll
computer science
sub-field of computer science studying visual content synthesis
finance
financial crisis from sub-prime mortgage defaults
music
European post-punk music sub-genre

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  1. French:sub., ...
  2. German:Vertretungslehrer, ...
  3. Italian:suppl., ...
  4. Spanish:sub., ...
  5. Portuguese:sub., ...
  6. Chinese:替补, ...
  7. Japanese:サブ, ...
  8. Arabic:بَدِيل, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַחְלִיף, ...
  10. Russian:замена, ...
  11. Ukrainian:заміна, ...
  12. Hindi:सब., ...

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