1. The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
   - minor premise, minor premiss 
2. Incorporating something under a more general category

Derived forms: subsumptions

See also: subsume

Type of: assumption, categorisation [Brit], categorization, classification, premise, premiss, sorting

Part of: syllogism

Encyclopedia: Subsumption

• unflinchingly
• unfluctuating
• unflurried
• unflustered
• unfocused
• unfocussed
• unfold
• unfolding
• unforbearing
• unforced
• unforceful
• unforeseeable
• unforeseen
• unforesightful
• unforested
• unforethoughtful
• unforfeitable
• unforgettable
• unforgettably
• unforgivable
• unforgivably
• unforgiving
• unforgivingly
• unformatted capacity
• unformed