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styria
nounLow
/ˈstɪriə/A state in southeastern Austria.
styrofoam
nounC1
/ˈstaɪ.rə.fəʊm/A lightweight, rigid, blue extruded polystyrene foam, typically used for insulation and craft projects.
styron
nounVery low frequency; primarily proper noun, known in literary circles.
/ˈstaɪrən/A proper noun; the surname of the American author William Styron.
stythe
nounVery Low
/staɪð/A dialect term, chiefly from Northern England and Scotland, for choking or suffocating fumes, dust, or vapour; especially in a mine.
styx
nounLow frequency
/stɪks/In Greek mythology, the principal river in the underworld across which the souls of the dead must be ferried.
stʼatʼimc
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˈstætɪmk/The name of an Indigenous people (also known as the Lillooet people) and their language, from the Interior Salish region of British Columbia, Canada.
su-chou
nounA1
/sʌtʃ/Of the kind or degree previously mentioned or implied; to so great a degree.
suakin
nounVery Low
/ˈswɑːkɪn/A historic port city on the Red Sea coast of northeastern Sudan.
suarez
nounLow
/ˈswɑːrɛz/A Spanish or Hispanic surname, famously associated with Uruguayan footballer Luis Suárez.
suasion
nounC1/C2 (Low Frequency, Academic/Formal)
/ˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/The act of persuading someone to do something, using gentle reasoning or advice rather than force.
suavity
nounC1
/ˈswɑː.və.ti/The quality of being smoothly charming, polite, and sophisticated.
sub-clause
nounlow
/ˈsʌb.klɔːz/A clause that is subordinate to another clause, often in grammar or legal contexts.
sub-level
nounC1
/ˈsʌb ˌlɛv.əl/A level that is below or subordinate to a main level; a secondary or lower tier in a hierarchy, system, or physical structure.
sub-machine-gun
nounLow (specialist/military/historical vocabulary)
/ˌsʌb.məˈʃiːn ˌɡʌn/A lightweight, fully automatic firearm designed for close-quarters combat, typically fired from the hip or shoulder.
sub-post office
nounLow to medium in British English; rare in American English.
/ˌsʌb ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/A smaller branch of a post office, typically located in a village or rural area, providing limited postal services.
sub-surface
nounC1-C2 (Low frequency, primarily technical/scientific/academic)
/ˈsʌbˌsɜːfɪs/Existing, occurring, or located beneath the surface of the ground or water.
subacetate
nounVery Rare
/ˌsʌbˈæsɪteɪt/A chemical compound that is a basic acetate, typically containing a metallic element with some of its valence satisfied by hydroxyl (OH) groups and some by acetate (CH3COO-) groups.
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
nounVery Low
/ˌsʌb.əˌkjuːt sklɪˌrəʊ.sɪŋ ˌpæn.en.kef.əˈlaɪ.tɪs/A rare, progressive, fatal neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system.
subadar
nounVery Low (Historical/Technical)
/ˈsuːbədɑː/A historical military rank in the British Indian Army, equivalent to a captain, and originally a local governor or official under the Mughal Empire.
subagent
nounC1
/ˈsʌbeɪdʒ(ə)nt/A person appointed by a primary agent to act on their behalf in a specific transaction or capacity.

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