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noun

Subsumption n.

The act of subsuming, or of including under another. "The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion."

That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. "But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Subsumption" : syllogism, categorization, classification, premise, assumption, premiss, categorisation, minor term, sorting