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superaltern definition

super·al·tern (-ôl′tərn)

noun

in traditional logic, a universal proposition that is the basis for immediate inference to a corresponding subaltern

Etymology: super- + (sub)altern

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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