subsumption

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Pronunciation

/səbˈsʌmpʃən/

Definition of subsumption

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”
(countable, uncountable)Something subsumed.
(countable, uncountable)The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.

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Borrowed from Latin subsūmptiō, from subsūmere + -tiō, from sub- + sūmō (“to take”).

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