Word
Subaltern
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
sub-al-tern
Definition
- a. - Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior;
specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank
of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
- a. - Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related
proposition.
- n. - A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a
commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
- n. - A subaltern proposition.
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