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Etymology

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From Latin subterrāneus.[1] Compare subterrane and subterraneous.

Adjective

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subterrany (comparative more subterrany, superlative most subterrany)

  1. (obsolete) subterranean
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “IV. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], →OCLC:
      Experiment solitary touching subterrany fires

Noun

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subterrany (plural subterranies)

  1. (obsolete) A subterranean place.

References

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  1. ^ subterrany, adj. and n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for subterrany”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)