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English Dictionary: subterranean by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subterranean
adj
  1. being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
    Synonym(s): subterranean, subterraneous
  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
    Synonym(s): subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
   \Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra
      earth. See {Terrace}.]
      Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated
      within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;
      a subterraneous passage. -- {Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv.
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