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Definition of superaltern
: a universal proposition (such as “every P is Q”) that in traditional logic is held to be grounds for the immediate inference of the truth of a corresponding subaltern (such as “some P is Q”)
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Origin and Etymology of superaltern
super- + subaltern
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