"undertext" meaning in All languages combined

See undertext on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: undertexts [plural]
Etymology: From under + text. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|text}} under + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} undertext (plural undertexts)
  1. Text situated below overlying text, such as on a palimpsest.
    Sense id: en-undertext-en-noun-6kQ6d8Xq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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