subalternant

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noun

A universal proposition.

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Meanings

nounsubalternant (plural subalternants)

plural subalternants

  1. human sciencesA universal proposition.

    Of these [oppositions], the Universal is the Subalternant , and the Particular the Subalternate

    1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic

Origin

See subaltern.

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APA

subalternant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternant

MLA

“subalternant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subalternant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subalternant.

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