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Servile
/ˈsɜː(ɹ).ˌvaɪl/
(grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.
📖 Definitions of "Servile"
noun
- 1
(grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.
- 2
A slave; a menial.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a slave.
- 2
Submissive or slavish.
"servile flattery; servile obedience"
- 3
(grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
"a servile letter"
- 4
(grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.
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