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below

  • preposition
  • be·low
  • /bɪˈləʊ/

Lower in spatial position than.

Other meanings

  1. Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.

  2. Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.

Related words

  • bag below one's eye
  • bag below the eye
  • below the belt
  • below the law
  • below the mahogany

Word history

From Middle English "bilooghe".

Where this comes from

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