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submiss

[ suhb-mis ]
/ səbˈmɪs /
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adjective Archaic.
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Origin of submiss

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin submissus, past participle of submittere submit
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British Dictionary definitions for submiss

submiss
/ (səbˈmɪs) /

adjective archaic, or poetic
docile; submissive
soft in tone

Word Origin for submiss

C16: from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send
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