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subcompact

[ suhb-kom-pakt ]

/ sʌbˈkɒm pækt /

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noun

an automobile that is smaller than a compact.

Words nearby subcompact

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

Origin of subcompact

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + compact¹

Also called subcompact car.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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