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subterranean

[suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uhn]

adjective

  1. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.

  2. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.



noun

  1. a person or thing that is subterranean.

  2. a subterrane.

subterranean

/ ˌʌəˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. Also: subterraneous. subterrestrial.situated, living, or operating below the surface of the earth

  2. existing or operating in concealment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • subterraneanly adverb
  • subterraneously adverb
  • ˌܲٱˈԱ𲹲Ա adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subterranean1

1595–1605; < Latin ܲٱԱ ( us ) ( subterrane ) + -an
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subterranean1

C17: from Latin ܲٱԱus, from sub- + terra earth
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Leeds did eventually get subterranean transport - in the form of the inner ring road motorway which dives under the city centre.

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We went to Lesotho to find out more about this elusive man and to hear from those affected by the subterranean deaths.

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Celeriac — the knobby, subterranean root of the celery plant — makes an especially luxurious purée after a simmer in stock and dairy.

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“I literally could start crying right now, because I miss the theater so much,” Harner says during an interview in Pasadena Playhouse’s cozy subterranean greenroom.

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Riding those subterranean rails is Cora, a headstrong enslaved woman determined to find her freedom in the North and learn the fate of her disappeared mother.

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