Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subalternate

/səˈbɔːltə(ɹ)nət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-al-ter-nate
IPA: /səˈbɔːltə(ɹ)nət/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Succeeding by turns; successive.

adj

Subaltern; inferior; subordinate.

noun

A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one.

Example Sentences

"[S]uch as are Sative and Hortenſial ſubalternate to the other; [...]"
"To which Two Species of Tyranny as subalternate things to the Genus, the other innumerable Courses they took to extirpate and make this a desolate People, may be reduced and referr'd."
"Further, the same thing should not be placed in different genera. Now "substance" and "evidence" are different genera, and neither is subalternate to the other. Therefore it is unfitting to state that faith is both "substance" and "evidence.""

Etymology

From sub- + alternate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

more subalternate (comparative) most subalternate (superlative) subalternates (plural)

Derived Forms

subalternately

Frequently Paired Words

subalternant subalternating subalternation subaltern

Questions

How do you pronounce subalternate?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈbɔːltə(ɹ)nət/.
What does subalternate mean?: Succeeding by turns; successive.
Where does subalternate come from?: From sub- + alternate.

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