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sub·sump·tion \səbˈsəm(p)shən\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin subsumption-, subsumptio, from subsumptus (past participle of subsumere to take under, subsume) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the minor premise in the former syllogistic criminal procedure under Scots law containing an affirmation of the accused's guilt, a narrative of the material facts, or comparable matter 2. a. : something that is under the sumption of a presentation in formal logic : the minor premise of a syllogism b. : something that is subsumed < apprehension is a subsumption under cognition > 3. a. : the act or process of subsuming : a bringing under a major category b. : the condition of something that is subsumed |