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.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	superterraneous
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1671
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