Subaltern - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈbɔːltərn|  American pronunciation of the word subaltern
Brit.  |ˈsʌb(ə)lt(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word subaltern

noun

- a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

adjective

- inferior in rank or status (syn: lowly, petty, secondary)

Extra examples

Others holding a vast number of gods, either all equal or subaltern to one another.

Word forms

noun
singular: subaltern
plural: subalterns
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