noun
Meaning 1
A bar placed under a symbol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- ̲A is the letter A with an underbar.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underbar
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of underscore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: underscore
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To place a bar under (a symbol).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bar English underbar From under- + bar.