subaudition

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noun

The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounsubaudition (plural subauditions)

plural subauditions

  1. The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed.
  2. That which is understood or supplied from that which is expressed.

Origin

  1. Latinsubauditio“the supplying of a word omitted”
  2. Englishsubaudition

From Latin subauditio (“the supplying of a word omitted”), from subaudire (“to supply a word omitted”), from sub (“under”) + audire (“to hear”).

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APA

subaudition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaudition

MLA

“subaudition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaudition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subaudition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaudition.

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