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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Underlying \Un`der*ly"ing\, a.
Lying under or beneath; hence fundamental; as the
underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
underlying
adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an
underlying meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent}]
2: located beneath or below
3: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
"underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary}]
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