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subterrane

[ suhb-tuh-reyn, suhb-tuh-reyn ]

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noun

a cave or subterranean room.

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Word History and Origins

1605–15, in sense “subterranean”; 1765–75 for current sense; < Latin subterrāneus subterranean, equivalent to sub- sub- + terr ( a ) earth + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān ( us ) -an + -eus -eous

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Example Sentences

For surely demons in mortal shape must have invented that terrible engine by means of which I was consigned to this subterrane!

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Brahms takes us to subterrane depths; Beethoven is for the heights.

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And by what means can access be obtained to this subterrane?

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