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What is "subaltern" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does subaltern mean in English? Meaning of subaltern definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "subaltern" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "subaltern": a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Noun

  • Meaning: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
  • Synonyms: subaltern
  • Hypernyms: commissioned military officer

    • Meaning of "subaltern": inferior in rank or status

    Adjective

  • Meaning: inferior in rank or status
  • Example: the junior faculty a lowly corporal petty officialdom a subordinate functionary
  • Synonyms: junior-grade lower-ranking lowly petty secondary subaltern
  • Similar: junior
  • Adjective: Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain. a subaltern officer(logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.

    • Synonyms:

    assistant, inferior, subordinate,

    Antonyms:

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    subaltern in English: subaltern
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