| a. | 1. | Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; |
| Adj. | 1. | subterranean - being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water" Synonyms: subterraneous |
| 2. | subterranean - lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell Synonyms: ulterior, subterraneous |
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