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Meaning of underlying

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  underlying
      adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
             "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
             meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent},
             {underlying}]
      2: located beneath or below
      3: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
         fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
         incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
         "underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary},
         {underlying}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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