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Definition of: subsumption
(səb·sump′shən) noun
1. The act of subsuming.
2. That which is subsumed; an assumption; especially, the minor premise of a syllogism as stated after the major premise.
3. Formerly, a narrative of an alleged crime giving minute particulars. [<NL subsumptio, -onis <subsumere SUBSUME]
—sub·sump′·tive adjective
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