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Beneath | Beneath \Be*neath"\, prep. [OE. benethe, bineo[eth]en, AS. beneo[eth]an, beny[eth]an; pref. be- + neo[eth]an, ny[eth]an, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See {Nether}.] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. ``Beneath the mount.'' --Ex. xxxii. 19. [1913 Webster] Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. [1913 Webster] Our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. [1913 Webster] He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] |
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