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subterraneous

adjective
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As an adjective, subterraneous means subterranean.

Meanings of subterraneous

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Subterranean.

  2. Being or operating under the surface of the earth

    “subterranean passages”

    Similar: subterranean

  3. 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”

    Similar: subterranean, ulterior

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: being or operating under the surface of the earth
subterranean
adjective: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especiall…
subterraneanulterior

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