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subterraneous meaning and definition

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SUBTERRANEOUS adjective

Definition of subterraneous (adjective)

  1. being or operating under the surface of the earth
    • "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
    • synonyms: subterranean
  2. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
    • "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
    • synonyms: subterranean, ulterior
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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