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SUBALTERN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("subaltern" is a kind of...):
commissioned military officer (a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Derivation:
subaltern (inferior in rank or status)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inferior in rank or status
Example:
a subordinate functionary
Synonyms:
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; petty; secondary; subaltern
Classified under:
Similar:
junior (younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service)
Derivation:
subaltern (a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain)
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