Meaning of UNDERLYING
| Pronunciation: | | `undurl'Iing
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- [adj] in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
- [adj] being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
- [adj] located beneath or below
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| | Synonyms: | | basic, fundamental, implicit, implicit in(p), inexplicit, inherent, rudimentary, subjacent |
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| | Definition: | | \Un`der*ly"ing\, a.
Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the
underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.
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