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sub·ma·rine
 submarine
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- pronunciation:
- suhb
m
rin
[or]
suhb
m
rin
- features:
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noun |
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A submarine is a ship that can travel under water. A submarine does not look like other ships. It has a long smooth shape that is like a tube. A submarine can stay under the water for a long time, sometimes for months.
The television show explained how scientists use submarines to explore the ocean.
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The word submarine
contains the following parts:
sub-
Latin
prefix
that means under, after
  More about this word part:
The prefix sub-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as subjugate. It is also used in the formation of English words such as subway
and subgroup. It has multiple forms, as the 'b' sound in sub-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms suc-, suf-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, and su-.
Example words:
- synonyms:
- hyp-, hypo-, under-
- antonyms:
- super-, supra-, hyper-
mar, mari
Latin
root
that means sea
Example words:
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