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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.
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Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope.
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2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that
oppresses or burdens.
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Our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.
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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.
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He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.
--Atterbury.
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Beneath \Be*neath"\, adv.
1. In a lower place; underneath.
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The earth you take from beneath will be barren.
--Mortimer.
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2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or
position; as, in earth beneath.
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