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单词 superterraneous
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superterraneousadj.

Brit. /ˌsuːpətəˈreɪnɪəs/, /ˌsjuːpətəˈreɪnɪəs/, U.S. /ˌsupərtəˈreɪniəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin superterraneus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin superterraneus (1510 or earlier; < classical Latin super- super- prefix + terra earth (see terra n.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix, after subterraneous adj. Compare slightly earlier supraterraneous adj. Compare also earlier superterraneal adj. and (with slightly different sense) superterrestrial adj.
Now rare.
= superterranean adj.
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the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > on or above
aerial1608
superterraneala1629
supraterraneous1666
upper1667
superterraneous1671
superterraneana1681
superterrene1709
above ground1779
superterrestrial1828
supermundane1833
terricolous1835
terricole1840
overground1850
1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2232 The admirable Fabric of the Super-terraneous and Subterraneous complex Globe of Earth, Air and Water.
1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ii. 71 There are many Lakes in the World of Salt water, that have no superterraneous Vents into the Sea.
a1703 R. Hooke Disc. Earthquakes in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 381 Then followed all the dismal effects of Subterraneous and Superterraneous Dissentions, Conflagrations, Floods, Earthquakes.
1794 B. Johnston Gen. View Agric. Dumfries 54 These superterraneous mines, are at once the most productive of real and permanent riches, and the most friendly to population.
1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. vi. 87 The Mandræ, or early Monasteries of Ireland, are..mere superterraneous caverns.
1898 W. W. Seymour Cross in Trad., Hist., & Art i. 12 The cave temples are even more wonderful than the superterraneous structures.
1974 Relig. Stud. 10 160 Hegel..tries to argue that the best specimens of such true symbolism are to be found in the region of ancient Egyptian architecture, both superterraneous, and subterraneous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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