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thereunder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
there-un-der
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Under that; under it.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English therunder, þer-under, þar under, from Old English þǣrunder, equivalent to there + under. Cognate with Dutch daaronder (“thereunder”), German darunter (“thereunder”), Swedish därunder (“thereunder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: therunder, þǣrunder

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Synonyms

therebeneath

Antonyms

thereover thereabove thereon thereupon

Rhymes With

under land under wonder nine-day wonder nine days' wonder thunder blunder plunder asunder funder sunder dunder

Questions

What does thereunder mean?
Under that; under it.
Where does thereunder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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