First Known Use: 1652
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subsumption
noun sub·sump·tion \səb-ˈsəm(p)-shən\
Definition of SUBSUMPTION
: the act or process of subsuming
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Origin of SUBSUMPTION
New Latin subsumption-, subsumptio, from subsumere
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