Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Subterranean; underground.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Subterranean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Subterranean.
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- adjective Under the
earth ;subterranean .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Richard Shaver, for instance, stated that subterrestrial beings he "knew" about were in possession of advanced technology that created seemingly solid (holographic) images, such as space ships (UFOs), along with other more sinister mind-altering machines.
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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Settlers of every nation are embedded in the STZs subterrestrial zones.
Deeper Jeff Long 2007
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Settlers of every nation are embedded in the STZs subterrestrial zones.
Deeper Jeff Long 2007
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Those two extremities of stile Mr Dryden illustrates by the familiar image of two inns, which I shall term the aerial and the subterrestrial.
The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 Henry Fielding 1730
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Horace), is proper only to be frequented by princes and other great men in the highest affluence of fortune; the subterrestrial is appointed for the entertainment of the poorer sort of people only, whom Horace advises,
The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 Henry Fielding 1730
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