Subsumption : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Subsumption	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subsumption n the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) Synonym(s): minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption incorporating something under a more general category
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subsumption \Subsump"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.