subaltern

Meaning of subaltern

noun
  1. A subordinate.
  2. A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
  3. A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.
  4. (literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.
adjective
  1. Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
    a subaltern officer
  2. Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

Information about subaltern

  • The plural form of subaltern is: subalterns.
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Hyphenation of subaltern

sub-al-tern

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • subaltern is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

subaltern synonyms

Meaning junior-grade:

inferior, lowly, petty, secondary, subordinate

Anagrams of subaltern

unstabler

Words that rhyme with subaltern

tern, alatern, quatern, lectern, klaftern, sempitern, Chiltern, altern, chiltern, disaltern, saltern, superaltern, Comintern, Komintern, Tintern, comintern, grintern, intern, lantern, lintern, quartern, wartern, Eastern, Guildenstern, Krusenstern, Leichtenstern, Lowenstern, Mideastern, Midwestern, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Stern, Western, astern, cistern, eastern, hestern, intracistern, midwestern, morgenstern, noneastern, nonwestern, northeastern, northwestern, pastern, postern, prostern, sistern

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