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A keyword: an important word to learn subject1   Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 WHAT what someone is writing or talking about
a series of programmes on the subject of homelessness

2 STUDY an area of knowledge studied in school or university
Chemistry is my favourite subject.

3 GRAMMAR the person or thing which performs the action described by the verb. In the sentence 'Bob phoned me yesterday.', 'Bob' is the subject.

4 PERSON someone who is from a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen
a British subject

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