"subreptive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more subreptive [comparative], most subreptive [superlative]
Etymology: Latin subreptivus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|subreptivus}} Latin subreptivus Head templates: {{en-adj}} subreptive (comparative more subreptive, superlative most subreptive)
  1. (obsolete) Surreptitious. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (philosophy) Relating to subreption.
    Sense id: en-subreptive-en-adj-GZCA1Inn Categories (other): Philosophy, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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