subalternation noun. [,sʌbɔ:ltǝ'neɪʃ(ǝ)n, -ɒl-] L16.
[medieval Latin subalternatio(n-), from subalternat- pa. ppl stem of subalternare: see SUBALTERNATE, -ATION.]
1. Subordination. Only in L16.

2. Succession by turn. Only in E17.

3. Logic. The relation between a universal and a particular of the same quality; the opposition between propositions alike in quality but differing in quantity. M17.

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