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subterraneous
(encz) | subterraneous, adj: |
Subterraneous
(gcide) | Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
\Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra
earth. See Terrace.]
Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated
within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;
a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
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subterraneous
(wn) | subterraneous
adj 1: being or operating under the surface of the earth;
"subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
[syn: subterranean, subterraneous]
2: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially
being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);
"subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an
ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn:
subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior] |
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Subterraneous
(gcide) | Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
\Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra
earth. See Terrace.]
Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated
within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;
a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
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Subterraneously
(gcide) | Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
\Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra
earth. See Terrace.]
Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated
within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;
a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
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