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单词 subteraquean
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subteraqueanadj.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: subteraqueous adj.
Etymology: Alteration (with suffix substitution: see -an suffix) of subteraqueous adj.
Obsolete.
Existing or located underwater; subteraqueous.
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the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > existing, situated, or formed under water
underwater1627
subaqueous1677
subteraqueous1682
subaquatic1750
subteraquean1753
subaquean1782
sub-water1865
sub-aqua1871
1753 Monthly Rev. Dec. 462 This seems to have been the poetical physiology, at least, of another modern writer, who makes his imaginary subteraquean.
1805 C. Fletcher Naval Guardian (ed. 2) 4 These portentous, heavy sounds, that down this subteraquean abode, Fill fancy's ear, with horrid shapes of death.
1865 Morning Star 21 July The people ascended from the subteraquean chamber.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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