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a⋅bove⋅ground

[uh-buhv-ground]
–adjective
1. situated on or above the ground.
2. not secret or hidden; in the open: the aboveground activities of the country's left-wing faction.

Origin:
1875–80; above + ground 1
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a·bove·ground   (ə-bŭv'ground')   
adj.  
  1. Situated or taking place on or above the surface of the ground: aboveground nuclear testing.

  2. Operating or existing within the establishment; conventional: journalistic practices unacceptable to the aboveground press.

a·bove'ground' adv.
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