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Underlying

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    lying underneath not-comparable

    "We dug down to the underlying rock."

  2. 2
    basic or fundamental not-comparable

    "Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry."

  3. 3
    implicit not-comparable

    "Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent wordnet
  2. 2
    being or involving basic facts or principles wordnet
  3. 3
    located beneath or below wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of underlie form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.

Etymology 3

By surface analysis, underlie + -ing.

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