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Definition of: subalternant
(sub′ôl·tûr′nənt) adjective
Universal, as opposed to particular.
—noun A universal proposition in its relation to the particular proposition containing the same terms. [<NL subalternans, -antis, ppr. of Med. L subalternare subordinate <LL subalternus. See SUBALTERN.]
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