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subalternate

American  
[suhb-awl-ter-nit, -al-] / sʌbˈɔl tər nɪt, -ˈæl- /

adjective

  1. subordinate.

  2. Botany. placed singly along an axis, but tending to become grouped oppositely.

subalternate British  
/ sʌbˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən, sʌbˈɔːltənɪt /

adjective

  1. (of leaves) having an arrangement intermediate between alternate and opposite

  2. following in turn

  3. of lesser quality or status

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Other Word Forms

  • subalternation noun

Etymology

Origin of subalternate

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin subalternātus (past participle of subalternāre to subordinate), equivalent to subaltern ( us ) subaltern + -ātus -ate 1

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