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superterranean, a. (n.)|ˌs(j)uːpətəˈreɪnɪən|
[f. mod.L. *superterrāneus, f. super- super- 1 a + terra earth: see -an.]
That is or dwells above, or on the surface of, the earth; above-ground: opposed to subterranean. Also n., a dweller above ground or on the earth.
1691R. Kirk Secret Commw. i. (1815) 3 A superterranean and a subterranean Inhabitant, perfectly resembling one another. Ibid. 6 If any Superterraneans be so subtile, as to practice Slights for procureing a Privacy to any of their Misteries. 1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. III. 268 With numerous chambers both superterranean and subterranean. 1827Blackw. Mag. XXII. 386 The subterranean in fictitious composition must always be subject either to the laws of the superterranean, or of the supernatural. 1846J. Dudley Naology 365 In what..may be called their super⁓terranean structures, their temples. 1875Littledale in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 577 This is all we know about super⁓terranean churches before Constantine. |