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subaltern |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [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) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. {Subaltern genus}. (Logic) See under {Genus}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subaltern adj : inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subordinate}] n : a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
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