Thesaurus: subsumption

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1. n. The act of subsuming, or of including under another.
2. n. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism.
3. n. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
4. n. incorporating something under a more general category
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. incorporating something under a more general category