beneath

Definitions

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope called?
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