subsumption

NOUN /səb'səmpʃən/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

subsumption is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3S1U1M3P3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does subsumption mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion).

SYNONYMS
MINOR PREMISEMINOR PREMISS
BROADER
PREMISEASSUMPTIONPREMISS
2

Incorporating something under a more general category.

BROADER
CLASSIFICATIONSORTINGCATEGORIZATIONCATEGORISATION
RELATED
SUBSUME