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Alt. of Subsequency

The act or state of following; -- opposed to precedence.

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.

Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty.

At a later time; afterwards.

Situated under a serous membrane.

To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote.

To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior capacity.

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Alt. of Subserviency

The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility.

Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling.

In a subservient manner.

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A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate, i. e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the base.

Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion.

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided.

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