subminimal

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adjective

Below a minimal value.

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Meanings

adjectivesubminimal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelow a minimal value.

    The fact that event predicates that denote subminimal P-events need to obey even stricter contextual restrictions was derived on the basis of scalar inferences, plus the assumption that subminimal events never occur in their own right.

    2011, Claudia Maienborn, Event Arguments: Foundations and Applications, page 328

Origin

From sub- + minimal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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