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subalternal

subalternal adjective: subordinate.

Adjective

subalternal (comparative more subalternal, superlative most subalternal)

  1. (obsolete) Subordinate.
    • In comparison of which, it seemeth in Alexander subalternall, uncertaine, variable, effeminate and accidentall., II.36

Forms of subalternal

comparativemore subalternal
superlativemost subalternal

Origin of subalternal

From Late Latin subalternus + -al.

Questions about subalternal

What does subalternal mean?
Subalternal means subordinate.
What part of speech is subalternal?
Subalternal is an adjective.

Words near subalternal in the dictionary

  1. subalpine warbler
  2. subalpine warblers
  3. subalpinoside
  4. subaltern
  5. subaltern studies
  6. subalternal
  7. subalternant
  8. subalternants
  9. subalternate
  10. subalternately
  11. subalternates

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