- subaltern sub·al·tern n
- ['sʌblt(ə)n]
Mil subalterno
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subaltern sub·al·tern n
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sub|al|tern — «suh BL tuhrn, SUHB uhl », noun, adjective. –n. 1. any commissioned officer in the British Army ranking below a captain: »His Majesty presented the Colours to two subalterns (London Times). 2. = subordinate. (Cf. ↑subordinate) 3. Logic. a… … Useful english dictionary
Subaltern — Sub*al tern, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subaltern genus — Subaltern Sub*al tern, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subaltern — Sub*al tern, n. 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subaltern — sub•al•tern [[t]sʌbˈɔl tərn[/t]] or, esp. for 3,6, [[t]ˈsʌb əlˌtɜrn[/t]] n. 1) a person who has a subordinate position 2) mil a commissioned officer in the British army below the rank of captain 3) pho logic a particular proposition inferred from … From formal English to slang
subaltern — sub|al|tern <aus spätlat. subalternus »untergeordnet« zu ↑sub... u. lat. alternus, vgl. ↑Alternative>: 1. (abwertend) in beflissener Weise unterwürfig, untertänig. 2. a) nur einen untergeordneten Rang einnehmend, nur beschränkt… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
subaltern — sub|al|tern [ˈsʌbəltən US səˈbo:ltərn] n a middle rank in the British army, or someone who has this rank … Dictionary of contemporary English
subaltern — sub·al·tern … English syllables
