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subsumption

sub·sump·tion [ səb súmpshən ] (plural sub·sump·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. act of subsuming: the act of subsuming something, or the fact of being subsumed

2. something subsumed: something that is subsumed

[Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin subsumption-< past participle of subsumere (see subsume)]

sub·sump·tive adjective
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