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Meaning 1
On or above the surface of the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
above ground
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US: /əˈbʌvˌɡɹaʊnd/
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Meaning 2
Not dead and buried; alive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning 3
Not of or relating to the social or political underground; in the open; existing within or produced by the establishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From above + ground.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: над земята (nad zemjata) — on or above the surface of the ground
- Czech: nadzemní — on or above the surface of the ground
- Dutch: bovengronds — on or above the surface of the ground
- Dutch: aan de oppervlakte — on or above the surface of the ground
- Finnish: maanpäällinen — on or above the surface of the ground
- Finnish: maanpinnan yläpuolinen — on or above the surface of the ground
- Georgian: მიწისზედა (mic̣iszeda) — on or above the surface of the ground
- Ancient Greek: ὑπέργειος (hupérgeios) — on or above the surface of the ground
- Icelandic: ofanjarðar — on or above the surface of the ground
- Ingrian: maanpääliin — on or above the surface of the ground
- Polish: nadziemny — on or above the surface of the ground
- Bulgarian: жив (živ) — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Dutch: nog in leven — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Dutch: nog niet dood en begraven — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Finnish: tämänpuoleinen — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Finnish: maanpäällinen — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Irish: os cionn talún — figuratively: not dead and buried; alive
- Dutch: openlijk — existing within or produced by the establishment
- Dutch: in klaarlichte dag — existing within or produced by the establishment
- Finnish: valtavirtainen — existing within or produced by the establishment