subterranean

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective being or operating under the surface of the earth
  2. adjective lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); ; - Bertrand Russell

Etymology

From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

subterraneous

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