subsumption

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səbˈsʌmpʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(səb sump′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•sump•tion  (səb sump′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act of subsuming.
  2. the state of being subsumed.
  3. something that is subsumed.
  4. a proposition subsumed under another.
  • Medieval Latin subsūmptiōn- (stem of subsūmptiō) a subjoining, equivalent. to subsūmpt(us) (past participle of subsūmere to subsume + Latin -iōn- -ion
  • 1630–40
sub•sump′tive, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subsumption /səbˈsʌmpʃən/ n
  1. the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed

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