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Moderalely acute.
Somewhat hooked or curved.
An under or subordinate advocate.
Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous.
A subordinate agency.
A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter.
Unlawful sexual intercourse.
To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly.
An under almoner.
Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
A subaltern proposition.
A universal proposition. See Subaltern, 2.
Succeeding by turns; successive.
Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.
A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See Subaltern, 2.
Subalternate; successive.
The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.