subaffluent

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adjective

Between the poverty line and affluence.

OriginEnglish affluent ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubaffluent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween the poverty line and affluence.

    "This country will be torn apart if we cannot address the alienated subaffluent on social issues, in terms other than fear," he told National Journal.

    1972, Judith G Smith, Political Brokers

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishaffluent
  5. Englishsubaffluent

From sub- + affluent.

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APA

subaffluent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaffluent

MLA

“subaffluent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaffluent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subaffluent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaffluent.

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