SUB'TER , a Latin preposition, signifies under.
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2. SUBTER'FLUOUS, adjective [Latin subterfluens, subterfluo.]
3. Running under or beneath.
Alt. of Subterfluous
Running under or beneath.
1. Literally, that to which a person resorts for escape or concealment; hence, a shift; an evasion; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct.
2. Affect not little shifts and subterfuges, to avoid the force of an argument.
That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.
A cave or room under ground.
A cave or room under ground.
1. SUBTERRA'NEAN
2. SUBTERRA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin subter, under, and terra, earth.] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth or under ground; as subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
3. [Subterraneal and Subterrany, are not in use.]
Alt. of Subterraneous
Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.
A place under ground. [Not in use.]
A place under ground; a subterrany.
What lies under ground. [Not in use.]
A subterranean place.
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