Subterraneity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being subterranean. rare, uncountable

    "SUBTERANEITY,^([sic]) a being ſubterraneous."

  2. 2
    Something that is subterranean. countable, rare

    "Every big post office has one. Some have dozens. St. Martin’s-le-Grand is a warren, Mount Pleasant a veritable honeycomb—a positive castle of Otranto with, in place of subterraneities, a hidden, circling passage upon every floor."

Synonyms

All synonyms
profunditysubterraneanitysubterraneannesssubterraneousnesssubterranitysubterrany

Example

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"SUBTERANEITY,^([sic]) a being ſubterraneous."

Etymology

From Latin subterrāneus + -ity. Compare earlier subterranity.

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