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be·low [ bi lṓ ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating a position beneath or lower than something
  (prep) a river below the town
(adv) on the shelf below |
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1. preposition in lower grade: at or to a level, standard, or grade that is lower than that specified or understood
animals ranked below humans
below average
30 degrees below
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2. adverb further down: lower down or later on in a text, especially on the same page
see below
on page 29 below
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3. adverb nautical lower than deck: on or to a level of a ship or boat that is lower than the deck
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| [14th century. < earlier form of by1 + low1] |
