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subterranean

/səbtəˈeɪniən/suhb-tur-AY-nee-uhn
/səbtɚˈeɪniən/suhb-tur-AY-nee-uhn

Meaningunder the earth

Common meaning: underground

‘under’ + ‘earth, land’ → subterranean

Journey through time

  1. Latinsub + terra‘under + earth’source
  2. Latinsubterraneus‘underground’source
  3. Englishsubterranean‘underground’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin terra ‘earth, land’.

Roots

  • terra Latin “earth, land”

Related words

interterrainterrestrialterrierterritory

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