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(1):

(prep.) 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.

(2):

(adv.) Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath.

(3):

(prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.

(4):

(adv.) In a lower place; underneath.

(5):

(prep.) Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Beneath'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/beneath.html. 1828.
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