SUBALTERNATE

Etymology

Adjective

subalternate (comparative more subalternate, superlative most subalternate)

Succeeding by turns; successive.

Subaltern; inferior; subordinate.

Noun

subalternate (plural subalternates)

(logic) A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one.

Anagrams

• entablatures, nature tables, untreatables

Source: Wiktionary


Sub`al*ter"nate, a.

1. Succeeding by turns; successive.

2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior. All their subalternate and several kinds. Evelyn.

Sub`al*ter"nate, n. (Logic)

Definition: A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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