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Main Entry:: ¹un·der·neath
Pronunciation:: \ˌən-dər-ˈnēth\
Function:: preposition
Etymology:: Middle English undernethe, preposition & adverb, from Old English underneothan, from under + neothan below — more at beneath
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: directly beneath <write the date underneath the address> b: close under especially so as to be hidden <treachery lying underneath a mask of friendliness> <wore a swimsuit underneath his slacks>2: under subjection to

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