sub·alternate
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Definition 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
noun
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Definition 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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