sub·alternate
(¦)səb+
1
: inferior in quality or status : subordinate
a subalternate art
a study subalternate to his earlier work
2
[sub- + alternate]
: nearly alternate but with a tendency to become opposite
the secondary lateral veins of a pinnate leaf are often subalternate
subalternately
adverb
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: a particular logical proposition that follows by immediate inference from a universal one of like quality and identical terms
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“Subalternate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subalternate. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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