"subaction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subactions [plural]
Etymology: Compare Latin subactio a working up, discipline. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|subactio}} Latin subactio Head templates: {{en-noun}} subaction (plural subactions)
  1. (obsolete) The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-subaction-en-noun-lNJL2FqZ Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: subactions [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + action. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|action}} sub- + action Head templates: {{en-noun}} subaction (plural subactions)
  1. An action that makes up part of a more complex action.
    Sense id: en-subaction-en-noun-OxWXLY9u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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