About The Word Underlying
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Underlying
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What's The Definition Of Underlying?
[adj] in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
[adj] being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [adj] located beneath or below Synonyms | Synonyms for Underlying: basic | fundamental | implicit | implicit in(p) | inexplicit | inherent | rudimentary | subjacent Related Terms | Find terms related to Underlying: See Also | Underlying In Webster's Dictionary \Un`der*ly"ing\, a.
Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the
underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
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