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Definition of Subdual
1. n. Act of subduing.
Definition of Subdual
1. Noun. An act of subduing; a successful defeat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subdual
1. the act of subduing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subdual
Literary usage of Subdual
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples by John Franklin Genung (1896)
"subdual of Descriptive Details.—The details belonging naturally to an object of
description are so loosely connected that the problem of management, ..."
2. The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples by John Franklin Genung (1893)
"subdual of Descriptive Details. — The details belonging naturally to an object
of description are so loosely connected that the problem of management, ..."
3. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"subdual of Descriptive Details. — By this term, subdual, as connoting the
seriousness of the problem, we may designate the management of the numerous and ..."
4. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"subdual of Descriptive Details. — By this term, subdual, as connoting the
seriousness of the problem, we may designate the management of the numerous and ..."
5. The Evolution of Modern Germany by William Harbutt Dawson (1911)
"... economic movements and in architecture—The spirit of modern Germanism is the
spirit of subdual—Romanism in German character—The German unapproachable in ..."
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