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subcompact

[suhb-kom-pakt]
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noun

an automobile that is smaller than a compact.

RELATED WORDS

transportation, auto, van, truck, bus, convertible, taxi, limousine, wagon, ride, machine, pickup, motor, automobile, jeep, compact, lemon, wreck, buggy, crate

Nearby words

  1. subclinical diabetes,
  2. subcolumnar,
  3. subcommission,
  4. subcommittee,
  5. subcommunity,
  6. subcompany,
  7. subconscious,
  8. subconsciously,
  9. subconsciousness,
  10. subcontiguous

Origin of subcompact

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + compact1
Also called subcompact car.
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