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subaltern


Main Entry: 1sub·al·tern
Pronunciation: \sə-ˈbl-tərn, especially British ˈsə-bəl-tərn\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus alternate, from alter other (of two) — more at alter
Date: 1570

1 : particular with reference to a related universal proposition <“some S is P” is a subaltern proposition to “all S is P”>
2 : subordinate


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