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under-

 
Use under- in a Sentence
a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed).
Origin:
ME; OE
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  1. Beneath or below in position: underground.

  2. Inferior or subordinate in rank or importance: undersecretary.

  3. Less in degree, rate, or quantity than normal or proper: undersized.


[Middle English, from Old English; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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