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subsumption |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subsumption \Sub*sump"tion\, n. 1. 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. --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. 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 --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subsumption n : incorporating something under a more general category; "he is a lawyer" is subsumed under "he is a professional" [syn: {subsuming}]
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