'neath

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See also: neath, and Neath

English

Preposition

'neath

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of beneath
    • 1973, Al Jardine (lyrics and music), “California Saga (California)”, in Holland, performed by The Beach Boys:
      Have you ever been south of Monterey? / Barrancas carve the coastline / And the chaparral flows to the sea / ’Neath waves of golden sunshine
      1973, “Stand and Sing of Zambia, Strong and Free”:
      One land and one nation is our cry, / Dignity and peace 'neath Zambia's sky
    • 2002, The Decemberists (lyrics and music), “Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect”, in Castaways and Cutouts, performed by The Decemberists, track 1:
      And here in Spain I am a Spaniard / I will be buried with my marionettes / Countess and courtesan / Have fallen 'neath my tender hand / When their husbands were not around

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