subaltern

  • 31subaltern — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, OD, aide, aide de camp, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, chicken colonel, chief of staff, cog, colonel, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, common,… …

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  • 32subaltern — su|bal|tern Mot Agut Adjectiu variable …

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  • 33Subaltern — Underordnet …

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  • 34subaltérn — adj. m., s. m. (sil. mf. sub ), pl. subaltérni; f. sg. subaltérnã, pl. subaltérne …

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  • 35subaltern — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. of lower rank, servile, inferior, secondary; see subject 1 , subordinate . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower2, minor, minor league, petty …

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  • 36subaltern — sub|al|tẹrn 〈Adj.〉 untergeordnet; ein subalterner Beamter; eine subalterne Stellung; subalternes Benehmen unterwürfiges B. [Etym.: <mlat. subalternus <lat. sub »unter« + alternus »abwechselnd«] …

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  • 37subaltern — sub|al|tern [ˈsʌbəltən US səˈbo:ltərn] n a middle rank in the British army, or someone who has this rank …

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  • 38subaltern — sub|al|tern <aus spätlat. subalternus »untergeordnet« zu ↑sub... u. lat. alternus, vgl. ↑Alternative>: 1. (abwertend) in beflissener Weise unterwürfig, untertänig. 2. a) nur einen untergeordneten Rang einnehmend, nur beschränkt… …

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  • 39subaltern — sub·al·tern || sÉ™ bÉ”ltÉ™(r)n / sÊŒbltÉ™n n. subordinate; military officer below the rank of captain (British) …

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  • 40subaltern — [ sʌb(ə)lt(ə)n] noun an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant. adjective 1》 of lower status. 2》 Logic, dated (of a proposition) implied by another proposition but not implying it in return. Origin… …

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