"in the shadow of" meaning in English

See in the shadow of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the shadow of, {{en-pp}} in the shadow of
  1. Close to; in proximity to. Translations (close to): all'ombra di (Italian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_shadow_of-en-prep_phrase-p9Ble4Tg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'close to': 98 2
  2. In a state of relative unimportance when contrasted to the stature, notability, etc. of another. Translations (in a state of relative unimportance): árnyékában (Hungarian), all'ombra di (Italian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_shadow_of-en-prep_phrase-zc8YSATg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'in a state of relative unimportance': 2 98

Download JSON data for in the shadow of meaning in English (1.7kB)

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