subsumption

[ suhb-suhmp-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act of subsuming.

  2. the state of being subsumed.

  1. something that is subsumed.

  2. a proposition subsumed under another.

Origin of subsumption

1
1630–40; <Medieval Latin subsūmptiōn- (stem of subsūmptiō) a subjoining, equivalent to subsūmpt(us) (past participle of subsūmere to subsume + Latin -iōn--ion

Other words from subsumption

  • sub·sump·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for subsumption

subsumption

/ (səbˈsʌmpʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed

Derived forms of subsumption

  • subsumptive, adjective

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