Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Subterranean.

More definitions
  • lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
  • being or operating under the surface of the earth

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Latin subterrāneus + -ous. Doublet of subterrane.

Adapted borrowing of Latin subterrāneus + -ous. Doublet of subterrane.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed):subterraneanulterior
  • being or operating under the surface of the earth:subterranean

Word family

2 related words
Derivedsubterraneouslysubterraneousness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
substratesubterraneansubtitleB2subtleB2
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