SUPERALTERN

Meaning of SUPERALTERN in English

/sooh'peuhr awl"teuhrn/ , n. Logic.

a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.

[ 1920-25; SUPER- + (SUB)ALTERN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SUPERALTERN — noun Etymology: super- + subaltern Date: 1921 a universal proposition (as “every P is Q”) that in traditional logic is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUPERALTERN — |süpə|rȯltə(r)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: super- + -altern (as in subaltern ) : a universal proposition in traditional logic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERALTERN — noun Etymology: super- + sub altern Date: 1921 : a universal proposition (as “every P is Q”) that in traditional …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUPERALTERN — [su.per.al.tern] n [super- + subaltern] (1921): a universal proposition in traditional logic that is a ground for the immediate inference …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUPERALTERN — Pronunciation: ˌ sü-p ə r- ' o ̇ l-t ə rn Function: noun Etymology: super- + sub altern Date: 1921 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUPERIMPLICATION — “+ noun Etymology: super altern + implication : the relation of a superaltern to a subalternate — compare opposition 2a(2)
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUPERIMPLICANT — “+ noun Etymology: super- + implicant : superaltern
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBALTERNATION — “+ noun Etymology: Medieval Latin subalternation-, subalternatio, from subalternatus (past participle of subalternare to subordinate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBALTERNANT — ˌsəˌbȯlˈtərnənt, -bal- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin subaltern us + English -ant : superaltern
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