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SUBALTERN

Dictionary entry overview: What does subaltern mean?

• SUBALTERN (noun)
The noun SUBALTERN has 1 sense:

1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Familiarity information: SUBALTERN used as a noun is very rare.

• SUBALTERN (adjective)
The adjective SUBALTERN has 1 sense:

1. inferior in rank or status

Familiarity information: SUBALTERN used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUBALTERN (noun)

Sense 1

subaltern ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("subaltern" is a kind of...):

commissioned military officer (a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

• SUBALTERN (adjective)

Sense 1

subaltern ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Inferior in rank or status

Synonyms:

junior-grade; lower-ranking; petty; subaltern; lowly; secondary; inferior; subordinate

Context examples:

the junior faculty / a lowly corporal / petty officialdom / a subordinate functionary

Similar:

junior (younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service)

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