Associations to the word «Subterminal»

Wiktionary

SUBTERMINAL, adjective. Positioned near an end
SUBTERMINAL, adjective. Less than terminal

Dictionary definition

SUBTERMINAL, adjective. Near but not precisely at an end; "a subterminal band of color on the tail feathers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats