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be·low (bi lō′)

adverb, adjective

  1. in or to a lower place; beneath
  2. in a lower place on the page or on a later page (of a book, etc.)
  3. in or to hell
  4. on earth
  5. on or to a lower floor or deck
  6. in or to a lesser rank, amount, etc.
  7. at a temperature lower than zero it reached 13 below

Etymology: see be- & low

  1. lower than, as in position, rank, or worth
  2. unworthy of it is below her to say that

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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