- Subsumptive
- Subsumptive Sub*sump"tive, a. Relating to, or containing, a subsumption. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
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Subsumptive
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subsumptive — See subsumption. * * * … Universalium
subsumptive — sub·sump·tive … English syllables
subsumptive — (p)tiv adjective : of, relating to, assuming the nature of, or containing a subsumption … Useful english dictionary
subsumption — subsumptive, adj. /seuhb sump sheuhn/, n. 1. an act of subsuming. 2. the state of being subsumed. 3. something that is subsumed. 4. a proposition subsumed under another. [1630 40; < ML subsumption (s. of subsumptio) a subjoining, equiv. to… … Universalium
Hierarchy — A hierarchy (Greek: hierarchia (ἱεραρχία), from hierarches, leader of sacred rites ) is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) in which the items are represented as being above, below, or at the same level as one… … Wikipedia
inclusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fact of being contained Nouns inclusion, admission, acceptance; comprehension, incorporation, subsumption; composition, contents. See part, generality. Verbs include, comprise, comprehend, embody,… … English dictionary for students
subsumption — /səbˈsʌmpʃən/ (say suhb sumpshuhn) noun 1. the act of subsuming. 2. the state of being subsumed. 3. that which is subsumed. 4. a proposition subsumed under another. –subsumptive /səbˈsʌmptɪv/ (say suhb sumptiv), adjective …
subsume — v.t. include within a larger entity or under a broader heading. ♦ subsumption, n. ♦ subsumptive, a … Dictionary of difficult words
subsumption — [səb sump′shən] n. [ModL subsumptio < subsumptus, pp. of subsumere] 1. a subsuming or being subsumed 2. something subsumed; esp., a minor concept or premise subsumptive adj … English World dictionary
