The meaning of SUBORDINATION is placement in a lower class, rank, or position : the act or process of subordinating someone or something or the state of being subordinated.

SUBORDINATION definition: the act of placing in a lower rank or position. See examples of subordination used in a sentence.

Of little or less importance (Definition of subordination from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of subordination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SUBORDINATION definition: a subordinating or being subordinated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Subject to the authority or control of another. n. One that is subordinate. 1. To put in a lower or inferior rank or class. 2. To make subservient; subdue.

Subordination as a concept of syntactic organization is associated closely with the distinction between coordinate and subordinate clauses. [2] One clause is subordinate to another if it …