[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

beneath \beneath"\, prep. oe. benethe, bineoethen, as.
   beneoethan, benyethan; pref. be- + neoethan, nyethan,
   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.
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   2. under, in relation to something that is superior, or that
      oppresses or burdens.
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            our country sinks beneath the yoke.   --shak.
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   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.
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            he will do nothing that is beneath his high station.
                                                  --atterbury.
      1913 webster
see also:
nether 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

beneath \beneath"\, 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.
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[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

beneath
     adv : in or to a place that is lower syn: below, at a lower
           place, to a lower place ant: above
see also:
below at a lower place to a lower place above 

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