Subject (Noun)
Meaning 1
(logic) the first term of a proposition.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
The subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
Some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
A branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 8
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.