Subaction

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of reducing to any state, such as of mixing two bodies completely. obsolete

    "there are of concoction two periods ; the one assimilation , or absolute conversion and subaction ; the other maturation"

  2. 2
    An action that makes up part of a more complex action.

    "This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]"

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"there are of concoction two periods ; the one assimilation , or absolute conversion and subaction ; the other maturation"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare Latin subactio a working up, discipline.

Etymology 2

From sub- + action.

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