subterrane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subterrane
1605–15, in sense “subterranean”; 1765–75 for current sense; < Latin subterrāneus subterranean, equivalent to sub- sub- + terr ( a ) earth + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān ( us ) -an + -eus -eous
Example Sentences
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"No," said the barber, "not subterrane, but superhumane lady."
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Brahms takes us to subterrane depths; Beethoven is for the heights.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
On all sides hung huge boulders and cliffs like pouting, protruding lips, as if the mountains had been shaken into shape by some subterrane force and resented even yet their rough treatment.
From The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan
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