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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon. obsolete
2. 2
   Synonym of undercurrent.
3. 3
   a current below the surface of a fluid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

undercurrent9 a.m.afternoonarvoforedayhigh noon

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.

Etymology 2

From under- + tide.

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