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superaltern

noun
su·​per·​al·​tern | \ ËŒsü-pÉ™r-ˈȯl-tÉ™rn How to pronounce superaltern (audio) \

Definition of superaltern

: a universal proposition (such as "every P is Q") that in traditional logic is held to be grounds for the immediate inference of the truth of a corresponding subaltern (such as "some P is Q")

First Known Use of superaltern

1921, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for superaltern

super- + subaltern

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