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beneath

1. be.neath \bi-'ne-th\ av [ME beneth, fr. OE beneothan, fr. be- + neothan 
   below;]akin to OE nithera nether 1: in or to a lower position : BELOW  2: 
   directly under : UNDERNEATH 
2. beneath pp 1a: in or to a lower position than : BELOW  1b: directly 
   under  1c: at the foot of  2: not suitable to the rank of : lowering to  3: 
   under the control, pressure, or influence of