subalternation

noun

sub·​alternation

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1

: the quality or state of being subalternate : succession by turns : subordination

2

: the relation of a logical subalternate to a superaltern see opposition sense 2a(2)

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin subalternation-, subalternatio, from subalternatus (past participle of subalternare to subordinate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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