subalternate
adjectiveDefinition of subalternate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : inferior in quality or status : subordinate a subalternate art a study subalternate to his earlier work
2 [ sub- + alternate ] : nearly alternate but with a tendency to become opposite the secondary lateral veins of a pinnate leaf are often subalternate
subalternate
nounDefinition of subalternate (Entry 2 of 2)
: a particular logical proposition that follows by immediate inference from a universal one of like quality and identical terms
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