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subalternate

adjective sub·alternate \ (¦)səb+ \

Definition of subalternate

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
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subalternately

\"+\ adverb

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Origin and Etymology of subalternate

Medieval Latin subalternatus, past participle of subalternare to subordinate, from Late Latin subalternus subordinate

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subalternate

noun \ " \

Definition of subalternate

: a particular logical proposition that follows by immediate inference from a universal one of like quality and identical terms

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  1. Britannica English: Translation of subalternate for Arabic speakers

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