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subterranean

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sub⋅ter⋅ra⋅ne⋅an

  [suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uhn]
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–adjective Also, sub⋅ter⋅ra⋅ne⋅ous.
1. existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
2. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.
–noun
3. a person or thing that is subterranean.
4. a subterrane.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L subterrāne(us) (see subterrane ) + -an

Related forms:
sub⋅ter⋅ra⋅ne⋅an⋅ly, sub⋅ter⋅ra⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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sub·ter·ra·ne·an   (sŭb'tə-rā'nē-ən)   
adj.  

  1. Situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground.

  2. Hidden; secret: subterranean motives for murder.


[Latin subterrāneus : sub-, sub- + terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]
sub'ter·ra'ne·an·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

subterranean 
1603, from L. subterraneus "underground," from sub "under" + terra "earth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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