subsumation
/ˌsʌb.suːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If we limit the subject to one kind of association, for instance, what the logicians call 'subsumation' (that is, for example, if the word is 'horse,' the associated word must include horse as 'quadruped,' 'animal'), the time is longer by about a tenth of a second than unrestricted association time."
- "The subsumation of individuality to the goal is probably the only specifically military component that carries over from previous experiences of war."
- "The Leader cult was indispensable to the [Nazi] party. And the subsummation ^([sic]) of the 'idea' in Hitler's own person was necessary, if party energy was not to be dissipated in harmful factional divides."
- "Drawing on the last perspective, I would also challenge Goldin's subsumation of the aesthetic. As Dewey would argue, the problem-solver becomes alert to aesthetic responses through affective states."
- "iii. The subsumation should result in free flow of tax credit in intra and inter-State levels. The taxes, levies and fees that are not specifically related to supply of goods & services should not be subsumed under G[oods and] S[ervices] T[ax]."
Etymology
From subsume + -ation. Unlike its synonym subsumption, not derived without suffixation from a Latin equivalent.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsʌb.suːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Usage
Inflected Forms
subsumations (plural)