undermeaningn.
(under- prefix1 4b.)
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [noun]
connotation1532
deuteroscopy1646
undermeaning1841
under-sense1859
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > implied meaning > [noun] > instance of
implicative1589
subintelligitur1612
subintelligence1631
undersong1631
deuteroscopy1646
implication1657
subauditur1702
undermeaning1841
implial1846
more than meets the eye (also ear)1853
under-sense1859
overtone1869
implicate1881
1841 J. Ruskin Let. 12 Feb. in Lett. to College Friend (1894) vii. 87 Rhyme and rhythm are..thoroughly injurious where there is no mystery, when there is not some undermeaning.
1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xxxiii. 455 We must continue to see an under-meaning..in all this.
1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies ii. 189 Have you ever considered what a deep under meaning there lies..in our custom.
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