Subbing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A copy editing process.

    "With the best will in the world, excluding any assumption that the Berlin paper would wish to make Einstein look ridiculous, or that the Times man overemphasized any anti Americanism, these choppings, subbings, and translations inevitably did more than alter the balance of the original."

  2. 2
    working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sub form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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substituting

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"With the best will in the world, excluding any assumption that the Berlin paper would wish to make Einstein look ridiculous, or that the Times man overemphasized any anti Americanism, these choppings, subbings, and translations inevitably did more than alter the balance of the original."

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