First Known Use: 1921
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superaltern
noun su·per·al·tern \ˌsü-pər-ˈȯl-tərn\
Definition of SUPERALTERN
: a universal proposition (as “every P is Q”) that in traditional logic is held to be grounds for the immediate inference of the truth of a corresponding subaltern (as “some P is Q”)
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Origin of SUPERALTERN
super- + subaltern
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