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- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
- /sˈʌbəvərɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [av-er-ij, av-rij]
- /ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
Definitions of subaverage word
- noun subaverage a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester. 1
- noun subaverage a typical amount, rate, degree, etc.; norm. 1
- noun subaverage Statistics. arithmetic mean. 1
- noun subaverage Mathematics. a quantity intermediate to a set of quantities. 1
- noun subaverage Commerce. a charge paid by the master of a ship for such services as pilotage or towage. an expense, partial loss, or damage to a ship or cargo. the incidence of such an expense or loss to the owners or their insurers. an equitable apportionment among all the interested parties of such an expense or loss. Compare general average, particular average. 1
- adjective subaverage of or relating to an average; estimated by average; forming an average: The average rainfall there is 180 inches. 1
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Origin of subaverage
First appearance:
before 1485 One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; earlier averay charge on goods shipped, orig. duty (< Middle French avarie < Old Italian avaria < Arabic ʿawārīyah damaged merchandise), with -age replacing -ay
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Parts of speech for Subaverage
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subaverage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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