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submiss

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sub·miss  (sb-ms)
adj. Archaic
Submissive.

[Latin submissus, past participle of submittere, to set under; see submit.]

submiss [səbˈmɪs]
adj Archaic or poetic
1. docile; submissive
2. soft in tone
[from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send]


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