3syllables
subaltern
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Definitions ofsubaltern
1noun
- A subordinate.
- A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
- A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.
- (literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.
1adjective
- Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
Example: "a subaltern officer"
- Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
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