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Definition of: subalternate
(sub·ôl′tər·nit, -al′-) adjective
1. Subordinate; subaltern.
2. Successive, or succeeding by turns.
3. Bot. Alternate, with a tendency to become opposite.
—noun A particular as opposed to a universal proposition. [<Med. L subalternatus, pp. of subalternare. See SUBALTERNANT.]
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