What is the meaning of subterranean?

adjective

  • Being or operating under the surface of the earth.
    • usage: "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
  • Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed. ) "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge- Bertrand Russell
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