subterrany

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

subterrany (comparative more subterrany, superlative most subterrany)

  1. (obsolete) subterranean
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IV. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
      Experiment solitary touching subterrany fires

Noun

subterrany (plural subterranies)

  1. (obsolete) A subterranean place.
    Synonym: subterranity

References

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