Meaning

2 senses
  1. Synonym of undercurrent.

  2. (obsolete)Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.

More definitions
  • a current below the surface of a fluid

Origin

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide. From under- + tide.

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.

From under- + tide.

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Forms

plural: undertides

Synonyms

8 synonyms
morning:morn
early afternoon:arvo
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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