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a. (Naut.) See Neaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. [ OE. benethe, bineoðen, AS. beneoðan, benyðan; pref. be- + neoðan, nyðan, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See Nether. ] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. “Beneath the mount.” Ex. xxxii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. [ 1913 Webster ]

He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a lower place; underneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

The earth you take from beneath will be barren. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; race, offspring. ] (Zool.) A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; race + E. genesis. ] (Biol.) Alternate generation. See under Generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Genealogical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. généalogique. ] Of or pertaining to genealogy; as, a genealogical table; genealogical order. -- Gen`e*a*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Genealogical tree, a family lineage or genealogy drawn out under the form of a tree and its branches. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. généalogiste. ] One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or families. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To investigate, or relate the history of, descents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Genealogies [ OE. genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. généalogie, L. genealogia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; birth, race, descent (akin to L. genus) + &unr_; discourse. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; race + &unr_; a leader. ] The chief of a family or tribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Heterogeneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Homogeneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Homogeneousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. &unr_; the wedding song, also &unr_; Hymen: cf. F. hyménéal, hyménéen. ] Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.

{ } n. A marriage song. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in Peru. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Lima. [ 1913 Webster ]