adj
Meaning 1
Subterranean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
subterraneous
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)- Bertrand Russell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- subterranean motives for murder
- looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subterranean, ulterior
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
being or operating under the surface of the earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- subterranean passages
- a subsurface flow of water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subterranean
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin subterrāneus + -ous. Doublet of subterrane.