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underlying |
2 definitions found 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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