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superaltern

(ˌsuːpərˈæltɜːn)
n
in logic, a universal proposition from which another proposition (a subaltern) may be immediately inferred
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su•per•al•tern

(ˌsu pərˈɔl tərn)

n. Logic.
a universal proposition from which a corresponding particular proposition is inferred.
[1920–25; super- + (sub) altern]
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