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Subaltern

speaker

Meaning

Adj

In Military ranks:
Of a lower
or
;
or
; especially (military)
as a
, below the
of captain.
In Logic:
Asserting only a part of what is
in a related proposition.

Noun

A subordinate.
In British English & Military:
A
having a
below that of
; a
or second
.
In Social sciences:
A
of a group that is
,
and
the
of the
and of the
homeland.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

subaltern
English
arrow
subalternus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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