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subterrane

[ suhb-tuh-reyn, suhb-tuh-reyn ]
/ ˈsʌb təˌreÉȘn, ˌsʌb təˈreÉȘn /
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noun
a cave or subterranean room.
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Also sub·ter·rain, sub·ter·rene [suhb-tuh-reen, suhb-tuh-reen]. /ˈsʌb təˌrin, ˌsʌb təˈrin/.

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

Words nearby subterrane

subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane, subterranean, subterrestrial, subtext, subtherapeutic, subthreshold
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Words related to subterrane

cavern, grotto, cave, pothole, apartment, basement, vault, cavity, den, hollow, hole, chamber, rock shelter, subbasement, antre

How to use subterrane in a sentence

  • For surely demons in mortal shape must have invented that terrible engine by means of which I was consigned to this subterrane!

    Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf|George W. M. Reynolds

  • Brahms takes us to subterrane depths; Beethoven is for the heights.

    Unicorns|James Huneker

  • And by what means can access be obtained to this subterrane?

    Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf|George W. M. Reynolds
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