undertide

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English

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Etymology 1

From Old English underntid, equivalent to undern + tide.

Alternative forms

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
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Etymology 2

From under- +‎ tide.

Noun

undertide (plural undertides)

  1. Synonym of undercurrent.

References

  • "undern-tide, n.", and "undertide, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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