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