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subalternità

subordination

noun soob-ahl-ter-nee-TAH Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

subalternity

Usage Note

Subalternità ends in accented -tà, making it invariable in the plural — like città or libertà. It is used in sociological and postcolonial discourse, drawing especially on Gramsci's concept of the subalterno (subaltern). Because the plural form is identical to the singular, the article signals number: la subalternità (singular), le subalternità (plural).

Examples

"Gramsci analizzò la subalternità delle classi operaie."

Natural Translation

Gramsci analysed the subordination of the working classes.

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