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Earliest vs Underlying - What's the difference?

earliest | underlying | Related terms |

Earliest is a related term of underlying.


As adjectives the difference between earliest and underlying

is that earliest is (early) while underlying is lying underneath.

As an adverb earliest

is (early).

earliest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (early)

    • Derived terms

    * at the earliest

    Adverb

    (head)
  • (early)

    • Anagrams

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    underlying

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • lying underneath
    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

    Anagrams

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