sub-terraadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈtɛrə/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈtɛrə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sub, terra.

Etymology: < classical Latin sub sub prep. + terra ground (see terra n.). Compare earlier subterrane adj., subterraneal adj., subterranean adj., subterraneous adj., subterrany adj., subterrestrial adj.

Now rare.

Subterranean.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling underground

underground1833

sub-terra1841

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. x. 76 I have subjoined a sketch of one of these sub-terra communities.

1885 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Aug. 641/2 The planting of these sub-terra shells was due to the ingenuity of General Rains.

1906 Pop. Mech. Sept. 963/1 The doctor will plant a sub-terra garden this winter.

2006 Antioch Rev. 64 124 The well pump..sucks up another icy load from its stony subterra chamber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-terra
释义	sub-terraadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈtɛrə/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈtɛrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sub, terra. Etymology: < classical Latin sub sub prep. + terra ground (see terra n.). Compare earlier subterrane adj., subterraneal adj., subterranean adj., subterraneous adj., subterrany adj., subterrestrial adj. Now rare. Subterranean. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling underground underground1833 sub-terra1841 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. x. 76 I have subjoined a sketch of one of these sub-terra communities. 1885 Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Aug. 641/2 The planting of these sub-terra shells was due to the ingenuity of General Rains. 1906 Pop. Mech. Sept. 963/1 The doctor will plant a sub-terra garden this winter. 2006 Antioch Rev. 64 124 The well pump..sucks up another icy load from its stony subterra chamber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1841
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