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subalternenUK
sub·al·tern S0833400 (sŭb-ôl′tərn, sŭb′əl-tûrn′)n.1. A person who is lower in position or rank; a subordinate.2. a. A person who is marginalized and oppressed by the dominant culture, especially in a colonial context.b. Such people considered as a group.3. Chiefly British An officer holding a military rank just below that of captain.4. Logic A particular proposition that follows from a universal with the same subject, predicate, and quality.
[French subalterne, from Old French, from Late Latin subalternus : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin alternus, alternate (from alter, other; see al- in Indo-European roots).]
sub·al′tern adj.subaltern (ˈsʌbəltən) n1. (Military) a commissioned officer below the rank of captain in certain armies, esp the British2. a person of inferior rank or position3. (Logic) logic a. the relation of one proposition to another when the first is implied by the second, esp the relation of a particular to a universal propositionb. (as modifier): a subaltern relation. adjof inferior position or rank[C16: from Late Latin subalternus, from Latin sub- + alternus alternate, from alter the other]sub•al•tern (sʌbˈɔl tərn or, esp. for 3,6, ˈsʌb əlˌtɜrn)
n. 1. a person who has a subordinate position. 2. a commissioned officer in the British army below the rank of captain. 3. Logic. a particular proposition inferred from a corresponding universal proposition. adj. 4. lower in rank; subordinate. [1575–85; < Late Latin subalternus= Latin sub- sub- + alternus alternate] sub`al•ter′ni•ty, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | subaltern - a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captainarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps | | Adj. | 1. | subaltern - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, lowlyjunior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service |
subalternadjectiveBelow another in standing or importance:inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower, minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, small, subordinate, under.Informal: smalltime.nounOne belonging to a lower class or rank:inferior, junior, secondary, subordinate, underling.Translationssubaltern (ˈsabltən) , ((American) səˈbo:ltərn) noun an officer in the army under the rank of captain. (陸軍)中尉，少尉 （陆军）中尉或少尉 subalternenUK
subaltern Logica. the relation of one proposition to another when the first is implied by the second, esp the relation of a particular to a universal proposition b. (as modifier): a subaltern relation SubalternenUK
SUBALTERN. A kind of officer who exercises his authority under the superintendence and control of a superior. subalternenUK
Synonyms for subalternadj below another in standing or importanceSynonyms- inferior
- junior
- lesser
- low
- lower
- minor
- minor-league
- petty
- secondary
- small
- subordinate
- under
- smalltime
noun one belonging to a lower class or rankSynonyms- inferior
- junior
- secondary
- subordinate
- underling
Synonyms for subalternnoun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captainRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- commissioned military officer
adj inferior in rank or statusSynonyms- junior-grade
- lower-ranking
- petty
- secondary
- lowly
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