Even aficionados of murder fiction will concede, in a moment of honesty, that except in the hands of a few writers it has been a subliterary product (Charles J. Rolo).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sub|lit|er|ate — «suhb LIHT uhr iht», adjective, noun. –adj. below the accepted standard of literacy; semieducated: »Subliterate, they were not in any sense skilled and therefore could not earn good wages (New Scientist). –n. a subliterate person … Useful english dictionary
sub|lit|er|a|ture — «SUHB LIHT uhr uh chur, chuhr; LIHT ruh », noun. 1. writings with little or no literary merit; substandard literature: »The Tarzan books…from a lofty view…are subliterature (Edmund Fuller). 2. written accounts, such as laboratory reports and… … Useful english dictionary
sub|lit|to|ral — «suhb LIHT uhr uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. near the seacoast: »a sublittoral plant. 2. of or having to do with the area of an ocean from low tide to the edge of the continental shelf. –n. a sublittoral area or region … Useful english dictionary
SUB — auro statua, in verter saxo, STATUAM. SUB. AURO. CONSTIUI. LOCARIQUE, IUSSERUNT. est statua aurata, quae altier in auro, item aurô superfusa, in verrerib. Inscr. dicitur, Graece ἡ χρυσέμβαφος. Cui haud dissimili loquvitionis genere hominem in… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
sub specie aeternitatis — [sub spē′shi ē΄ ē tʉr΄ni tā′tis] adv. 〚L, lit., under the aspect of eternity〛 from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective * * * … Universalium
sub rosa — /sub roh zeuh/ confidentially; secretly; privately. [1920 25; < L sub rosa lit., under the rose, from the ancient use of the rose at meetings as a symbol of the sworn confidence of the participants] * * * … Universalium
sub judice — [sub jo͞o′də sē΄] adj. [L, lit., under judgment] before the court; under judicial consideration … English World dictionary
sub rosa — [sub rō′zə] adv. [L, lit., under the rose, an ancient symbol of secrecy] secretly; privately; confidentially … English World dictionary
sub specie aeternitatis — [sub spē′shi ē΄ ē tʉr΄ni tā′tis] adv. [L, lit., under the aspect of eternity] from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective … English World dictionary
sub judice — Latin, lit. under a judge … Etymology dictionary
