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Definition of Beneath
1. Adverb. In or to a place that is lower.
Definition of Beneath
1. prep. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
2. adv. In a lower place; underneath.
Definition of Beneath
1. Adverb. below or underneath ¹
2. Preposition. below ¹
3. Preposition. to a lower position ¹
4. Preposition. covered up or concealed by something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beneath
1. under [prep] - See also: under
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beneath
Literary usage of Beneath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"On giving them a thorough washing in a solution of potash, this was removed, and
also a thin film of decomposed rock on the parts beneath the ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... I myself Will work his death ; nor dead shall he obtain His burning at the
hands of kith and kin, 430 But dogs shall tear his limbs beneath our walls. ..."
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