subter-

sub·ter-

prefix

under; secret

OriginLatin subter- →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. under; secret

    This, with sardonic subter-thought, pleasing to Hecate, the sorcerer promised her as she made her presence felt […].

    1917, Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Weiser, published 2010, page 273

Origin

  1. Latinsubter-
  2. Englishsubter-

Borrowed from Latin subter-.

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APA

subter-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subter-

MLA

“subter-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subter-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subter-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subter-.

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