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subalternate
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subalternate, a.
- Succeeding by turns; successive. [1913 Webster]
- Subordinate; subaltern; inferior. [1913 Webster]"All their subalternate and several kinds." [1913 Webster]
subalternate, n.
A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern, 2. [1913 Webster]
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