subcompact

[ suhb-kom-pakt ]

/ sʌbˈkɒm pækt /

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noun

an automobile that is smaller than a compact.

Nearby words

subclinical diabetes, subcolumnar, subcommission, subcommittee, subcommunity, subcompact, subcompany, subconscious, subconsciously, subconsciousness, subcontiguous

Origin of subcompact

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + compact¹

Also called subcompact car.

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