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neath

American  
[neeth, neeth] / niθ, nið /
Or 'neath

preposition

Chiefly Literary.

  1. beneath.

neath British  
/ niːθ /

preposition

  1. archaic short for beneath

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Etymology

Origin of neath

First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

Example Sentences

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The others can be closed if the bone fragments can be properly set be neath them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rosie was old, fat, bobbed-haired, but just the same under- neath.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like T. S. Eliot's Webster, they always saw the skull be neath the loveliest skin.

From Time Magazine Archive

I see yon waiting, neath the Golden Bamboo, Oh, Sarawaki!

From Time Magazine Archive

We walked out to the Friendly Corners Trailer Park and looked under' neath our trailer.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo

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