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SUBTERRANEOUS

\sˌʌbtɪɹˈe͡ɪni͡əs], \sˌʌbtɪɹˈe‍ɪni‍əs], \s_ˌʌ_b_t_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s]\

Definitions of SUBTERRANEOUS

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lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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