a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. subdiālis, f. sub- SUB- 1 a + (v)um sky; cf. sub dio s.v. ǁ SUB.] Being in the open air, or under the open sky.

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1647.  N. Bacon, Disc. Govt. Eng., I. iv. (1739), 10. The Athenian Heliastick or Subdial Court.

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1656.  Blount, Glossogr., Subdial, abroad in the Air, without the house, all open.

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