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      subject
      noun
      The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
      (grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
      A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
      A citizen in a monarchy.
      A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.
      By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
      (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
      (logic) That of which something is stated.
      (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
      A particular area of study.
      (mathematics) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
      verb
      (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
      (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
      adjective
      Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
      Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
      Conditional upon something; used with to.
      Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
      Roots
      subsub- · Latin · under, belowiacio-ject · Latin · throw
      Synonyms for subject
      topicnthemenmatternissuentesteenobjectn
      Words related to subject
      subjectifyvsubjectlessadjsubtopicadjhypozeuxisngermaneadjrelevantadjdivagatevpertainsvgermanenessnapplicableadjconcerningvrelatingvbroachesvpertinencynbroachedadjpertainingvpertinentadjitemnapplicablyadvregardingvcontentnergativitynrelatesvdiscussionntopicalitynsubjectiveadjnonapplicableadjabroachadjtopicaladjcountersubject

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      Where does subject come from?

      The word subject breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -ject, from Latin iacio (“throw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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