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below
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Below \Be*low"\, prep. [Pref. be- by + low.]
1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below
the moon; below the knee. --Shak.
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2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount,
price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings."
--Addison.
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3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
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They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . .
how below all history the persons and their actions
were. --Milton.
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Who thinks no fact below his regard. --Hallam.
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Syn: Underneath; under; beneath.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Below \Be*low"\, adv.
1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower
room; beneath.
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Lord Marmion waits below. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
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The fairest child of Jove below. --Prior.
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3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.
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What business brought him to the realms below.
--Dryden.
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4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the
trial below. --Wheaton.
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5. In some part or page following.
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