How to pronounce subject
American English pronunciation
SUB-jekt
- IPA
- /ˈsʌbdʒɛkt/
- Syllables
- SUB · jekt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What subject means
Most people know subject in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A person who lives under the rule of a king or queen
In a sentence: The kind queen rode through town to wave to her loyal subjects.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning placed under, made from words for under and to throw. A ruler's subjects are under that ruler's power.
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