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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underbar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bar English underbar From under- + bar.

Meanings

  1. A bar placed under a symbol.
    • ̲A is the letter A with an underbar.
  2. Synonym of underscore.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underbars Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

underscore

underbar en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bar English underbar From under- + bar.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To place a bar under (a symbol).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underbars Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underbarring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underbarred Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underbarred Tense=Past lexicographic