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subterraneans

subterraneans is the plural of subterranean.

Meaning of subterranean

Noun

subterranean (plural subterraneans)

  1. Someone or something that is subterranean.
    • [H]e continues Lean like a Hawke or Heron, notwith ſtanding his devouring Appetite: yet it would ſeem that they convey that ſubſtance elſewhere, for theſe Subterraneans eat but little in their Dwellings; […]1691, Robert Kirk, “Of the Subterranean Inhabitants”, in Andrew Lang, editor, The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, & Fairies: A Study in Folk-Lore & Psychical Research (Bibliothèque de Carabas...

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Questions about subterraneans

What is subterraneans the plural of?
Subterraneans is the plural of subterranean.

Words near subterraneans in the dictionary

  1. subterranean clover
  2. subterranean clovers
  3. subterraneanity
  4. subterraneanly
  5. subterraneanness
  6. subterraneans
  7. subterraneities
  8. subterraneity
  9. subterraneous
  10. subterraneously
  11. subterraneousness

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