subterrane

[ suhb-tuh-reyn, suhb-tuh-reyn ]

/ ˈsʌb təˌreɪn, ˌsʌb təˈreɪn /

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noun

a cave or subterranean room.

Words nearby subterrane

subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane, subterranean, subterrestrial, subtext, subthalamic nucleus, subthalamus

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

Examples from the Web for subterrane

And by what means can access be obtained 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
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