单词 | subterraneousness |
释义 | subterraneousnessn. rare. The quality of being subterranean. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > subterranean parts > condition subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 subterraneousness1727 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground > condition of being underground subterranity1646 subterraneity1686 subterraneousness1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Subteraneousness, the being under the Earth, or inclosed within the Surface, Bowels, or hollow Parts of the Earth. 1851 G. S. Faber Many Mansions 345 We find the same character of Centrical Subterraneousness given to the Locality of Hades in two Cognate passages of the Apocalypse. 1922 PMLA 37 739 The designation 'dens' for the lodges of the order corresponds very well with the subterraneousness of the tribunal in Scott's novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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