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sub·script (sub′skript′)

adjective

written below; esp., inferior ()

Etymology: L subscriptus, pp. of subscribere, to subscribe

noun

a figure, letter, or symbol written below and to the side of another in Y and X, 3 and a are subscripts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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