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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 lowerplay

  Familiarity information: SUBJACENT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUBJACENT (adjective)


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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