subterranityn.
/ˌsʌbtəˈranᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsəbtəˈrænədi/ rare.
= subterraneity n.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > subterranean parts > condition
subterranity1646
subterraneity1686
subterraneousness1727
the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground
subterrany1626
subterranity1646
subterraneity1686
below ground1907
the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > parts underground > condition of being underground
subterranity1646
subterraneity1686
subterraneousness1727
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 55 I feare we commonly consider subterranities not in contemplations sufficiently respective unto the creation. View more context for this quotation
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Subterranity, the being under ground.
1819 Analectic Mag. Oct. 299 Having inspected every thing worthy of attention in the cathedral, its subterranities, Laigh Kirk, and relics, we left it to visit once more the university.
1887 W. E. Henley in G. White Ballades & Rondeaus 83 We search the stars for Fame, Or sink her subterranities; The legend's still the same:—‘O Vanity of Vanities!’
1922 N. Gallizier Lotus Woman 234 Dome succeeded dome: column rose beside column...The same stern, chilling monotony reigned throughout the subterranity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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