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SUBALTERNS
Noun
subalterns
plural of subaltern
Anagrams
• brutalness, subrentals, substernal, turbanless
Source: Wiktionary
SUBALTERN
Sub*al"tern, a. Etym: [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See Alter.]
1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
2. (Logic)
Definition: Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. Subaltern genus. (Logic) See under Genus.
Sub*al"tern, n.
1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
2. (Logic)
Definition: A subaltern proposition. Whately.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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