SUBSUMPTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • incorporating something under a more general category
    Hypernyms(s) subsumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) subsumption is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower