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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion);
[syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption]

2. incorporating something under a more general category;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Subsumption \Sub*sump"tion\, n. 1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another. [1913 Webster] The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. [1913 Webster] But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

subsumption n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption] 2: incorporating something under a more general category