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subsumption

[ suh b-suhmp-shuh n ]
/ səbˈsʌmp ʃən /
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noun

an act of subsuming.
the state of being subsumed.
something that is subsumed.
a proposition subsumed under another.

RELATED WORDS

involvement, incorporation, formation, admittance, embodiment, insertion, embracement, composition, encompassment, comprisal

Nearby words

  1. substratum,
  2. substruction,
  3. substructure,
  4. subsulfate,
  5. subsume,
  6. subsurface,
  7. subsystem,
  8. subtangent,
  9. subteen,
  10. subtemperate

Origin of subsumption

1630–40; < Medieval Latin subsūmptiōn- (stem of subsūmptiō) a subjoining, equivalent to subsūmpt(us) (past participle of subsūmere to subsume + Latin -iōn- -ion
Related formssub·sump·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for subsumption

subsumption

/ (səbˈsʌmpʃən) /

noun

the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed
Derived Formssubsumptive, adjective
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