That of which something is stated.
A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
A particular area of study.
A citizen in a monarchy.
In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
An actor; one who takes action.
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Conditional upon something; used with to.
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
In the dialectical method of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: the initial stage of reasoning where a formal statement of a point is developed; this is followed by antithesis and synthesis.
A depression of the voice when pronouncing a syllables of a word; hence, the unstressed part of the metrical foot of a verse upon which such a depression falls, or an unaccented musical note.
The action of lowering the hand or bringing down the foot when indicating a rhythm; hence, an accented part of a measure of music or verse indicated by this action; an ictus, a stress.
A proposition or statement supported by arguments.
A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.
A conjecture, especially one too vague to be formally stated or verified but useful as a working convention.