What is lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles called?
underlying — Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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