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subterranean
adjective
Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
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ˌsʌbtəˈɹeɪniən
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adjective
Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
“Subterranean motives for murder”
adjective
Being or operating under the surface of the earth
“Subterranean passages”
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Subterranean motives for murder
{'source': 'Bertrand Russell', 'text': 'looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge'}
Subterranean passages
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