subject
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
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Translation
A thing you study at school, or the thing you are talking about.
Word origin
From Latin subiectus, meaning placed under, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- subiectus
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsubjects
Examples
favourite .
"Subject" means a thing you study at school.
something .
Here "subject" is the thing you are talking about.
.
"Subjects" is the plural, meaning more than one subject.
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