UNDERACTION

Etymology

Noun

underaction (countable and uncountable, plural underactions)

Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

Inefficient action.

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Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*ac`tion, n.

Definition: Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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