superaltern

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′pər ôl′tərn)


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su•per•al•tern  (so̅o̅′pər ôl′tərn),USA pronunciation n. [Logic.]
  1. Philosophya universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
  • super- + (sub)altern 1920–25


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