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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Submiss \Sub*miss"\, adjective [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See {Submit}.]
1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] ''Soft Silence and submiss Obedience.'' --Spenser. ''Stooping and submiss.'' --R. L. Stevenson.
2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
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