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Definition of Beneath
Be`neath´ | prep. | 1. | Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. | | 2. | Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. | | 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. | | adv. | 1. | In a lower place; underneath. | | 2. | Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath. |
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at a lower place, below, to a lower place
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