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Webster 1913 Edition
underlying
unˊder-ly′ing
,Adj.
1.
Lying under or beneath;
as, the
underlying
strata of a locality.Definition 2024
underlying
underlying
English
Adjective
underlying (not comparable)
- lying underneath
- We dug down to the underlying rock.
- basic or fundamental
- Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
- implicit
- Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
Translations
lying underneath
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basic or fundamental
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implicit
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