Beneath

Definition of Beneath

Be`neath´

prep.	1.	Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. - Pope.
	2.	Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. Our country sinks beneath the yoke. - Shak.
	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. He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. - Atterbury.
adv.	1.	In a lower place; underneath. The earth you take from beneath will be barren. - Mortimer.
	2.	Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.

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