Dictionary definitions and meanings of the word lower

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This post talks about the dictionary definition and meanings of the English word lower. phonetic, phonetics, origin, meanings


Phonetic

ˈləʊə


Phonetics

Text pronounciation: undefined

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Origin of the word

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Meanings

Part Of speech

adjective

Definition

less high in position.

Example

the lower levels of the building

Synonyms

bottom,bottommost,under,underneath,further down,beneath,nether

Antonyms

top,upper,higher


Definition

denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Example

Lower Cretaceous


Definition

situated to the south.

Example

the union of Upper and Lower Egypt


Part Of speech

adverb

Definition

in or into a lower position.

Example

the sun sank lower