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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Subalternate

· Sub·al·ter·nate · IPA /səˈbɔːltə(ɹ)nət/
01 a. Succeeding by turns; successive.
  1. 1.
    Succeeding by turns; successive.
  2. 2.
    Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.
    “All their subalternate and several kinds.” — Evelyn.
02 n. A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern, 2.
  1. 1.
    A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern, 2.(Logic) See: Subaltern