underground

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

under +‎ ground

[edit] Adjective

underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)

1. (not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

   There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river.

2. Hidden, furtive, secretive.

   These criminals operate through an underground network.

3. Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

[edit] Synonyms

• (below the ground): subterranean
• (hidden): clandestine, hidden, hush-hush, secret
• (outside the mainstream): avant-garde, unconventional

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[edit] Adverb

underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)

1. Below the ground.

   The tunnel goes underground at this point.

2. Secretly.

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• (below the ground): below ground
• (secretly): clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

underground (plural undergrounds)

1. (chiefly British) An underground railway.
2. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
3. (with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

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• (underground railway): metro, métro (the underground railway of Paris), subway (US), Tube (British - the underground railway of London)
• (movement or organisation of people who resist political convention): resistance
• (movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention): avant-garde, counter-culture

[edit] Translations

underground railway See underground railway

[edit] See also

• underground railway
• go underground

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/, SAMPA: /9~.dER.gRawnd/

[edit] Adjective

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	underground IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/	underground IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/
Feminine	underground IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/	underground IPA: /œ̃.dɛʁ.ɡʁawnd/

underground

1. underground (outside the mainstream)

[edit] Noun

l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

l'underground m

1. the underground (people who resist artistic convention)