neath
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Related to neath: Sneath
neath
or 'neath (nēth)prep.
Beneath.
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neath
(niːθ) or'neath
prep
archaic short for beneath
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be•neath
(bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið)adv.
1. in or to a lower position; below.
2. underneath.
prep. 3. below; under: beneath the same roof.
4. farther down than: The drawer beneath the top one.
5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill.
6. less important than; inferior to, as in rank or power: A captain is beneath a major.
7. below the level or dignity of: behavior beneath contempt.
[before 900; Middle English benethe, Old English beneothan <be- be- + neothan below]
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