DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
subaltern
/'səbəltən/ · səbəltən
Subaltern has 3 syllables: sub · al · tern.
sub
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al
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tern
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adjective. Inferior in rank or status.
noun. A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain.
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