Meanings
nounsubsumption (countable and uncountable, plural subsumptions)
plural subsumptions
- countableuncountableThe act of subsuming.
Phone calls that are instantly obeyed, ringing sounds followed by apparently involuntary movements of the limbs, the subsumption of the hearer’s will in the caller’s design.
2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 330 - countableuncountableSomething subsumed.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
Similar
minor premiseminor premiss
Broader
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Origin
Translations
French subsomption
- subsomptionall senses
Polish subsumpcja
- subsumpcjaall senses
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with subsumption
consumptionassumptionpresumptionresumptionsumptiongumptionoverconsumptionabsumptionanticonsumptionautoconsumptioncoconsumptioncyberconsumptionhyperconsumptionmetaconsumptionmisassumptionnonassumptionnonconsumptionnonresumptionphotoconsumptionpreassumptionprosumptionreassumptionreconsumptionrumgumption
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APA
subsumption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsumption
MLA
“subsumption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsumption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsumption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsumption.
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