Definition for SUB-TER-RA'NE-AN, or SUB-TER-RA'NE-OUS

SUB-TER-RA'NE-AN, or SUB-TER-RA'NE-OUS, a. [L. subter, under, and terra, earth; Fr. souterrain; It. sotterraneo.]

Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. [Subterraneal and Subterrany, are not in use.]

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