Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
subject1 Show phoneticsnoun [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
