Subsumption Definition

səb-sŭmpshən
noun
A subsuming or being subsumed.
Webster's New World
The act of subsuming.
American Heritage
Something subsumed.
American Heritage
The minor premise of a syllogism.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Subsumption

Noun

Singular:
subsumption
Plural:
subsumptions

Origin of Subsumption

  • Latin subsūmptiō subsūmptiōn- a subsuming from subsūmptus past participle of subsūmere to subsume subsume

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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