subsumption
/səbˈsʌmpʃən/
subsumption noun: the act of subsuming.
Noun
subsumption (countable and uncountable, plural subsumptions)
- The act of subsuming.
- Phone calls that are instantly obeyed, ringing sounds followed by apparently involuntary movements of the limbs, the subsumption of the hearer’s will in the caller’s design.2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 330
- Something subsumed.
- The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.
Forms of subsumption
| plural | subsumptions |
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Origin of subsumption
From sub- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).
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Questions about subsumption
- What does subsumption mean?
- Subsumption means the act of subsuming.
- What part of speech is subsumption?
- Subsumption is a noun.
- How do you pronounce subsumption?
- Subsumption is pronounced /səbˈsʌmpʃən/.
- What is the plural of subsumption?
- The plural of subsumption is subsumptions.
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