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Webster 1913 Edition


Subalternate

Subˊal-ter′nate

,
Adj.
1.
Succeeding by turns; successive.
2.
Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.
All their
subalternate
and several kinds.
Evelyn.

Subˊal-ter′nate

,
Noun.
(Logic)
A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See
Subaltern
, 2.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subalternate

SUBALTERNATE

,
Adj.
[supra.] Successive, succeeding by turns.

Definition 2024


subalternate

subalternate

English

Adjective

subalternate (comparative more subalternate, superlative most subalternate)

  1. Succeeding by turns; successive.
  2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.
    • Evelyn
      all their subalternate and several kinds

Noun

subalternate (plural subalternates)

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

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