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SUBJACENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does subjacent mean?
• SUBJACENT (adjective)
The adjective SUBJACENT has 1 sense:
1. lying nearby but lower
Familiarity information: SUBJACENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying nearby but lower
Context example:
hills and subjacent valleys
Similar:
underlying (located beneath or below)
Antonym:
superjacent (lying immediately above or on something else)
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