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- [suhb-kom-pakt]
- /sʌbˈkɒm pækt/
- /ˈsəb.kəm.pækt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhb-kom-pakt]
- /sʌbˈkɒm pækt/
Definitions of subcompact word
- noun subcompact an automobile that is smaller than a compact. 1
- adjective subcompact A subcompact car is a very small car. 0
- noun subcompact a small car that is smaller than a compact car 0
- noun subcompact a model of automobile smaller than a compact 0
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Origin of subcompact
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; sub- + compact1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Subcompact
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
subcompact popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
subcompact usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for subcompact
noun subcompact
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- bucket of bolts — (Idiomatic) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
- car — a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
- clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
- coupe — A coupé is a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors, and seats for four people.
Top questions with subcompact
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