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beneath
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beneath \Be*neath"\, prep. [OE. benethe, bineo[eth]en, AS. beneo[eth]an, beny[eth]an; pref. be- + neo[eth]an, ny[eth]an, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether.] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. "Beneath the mount." --Ex. xxxii. 19. [1913 Webster] Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. [1913 Webster] Our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. [1913 Webster] He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beneath \Be*neath"\, adv.
1. In a lower place; underneath.
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The earth you take from beneath will be barren.
--Mortimer.
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2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or
position; as, in earth beneath.
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