Hupokeimenon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which underlies, or lies beneath; substratum.
  2. 2
    Subject.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon, “that which lies beneath”), present participle of ὑπόκειμαι (hupókeimai, “to underlie”).

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