"underbar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbar.wav Forms: underbars [plural]
Etymology: From under- + bar. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|bar}} under- + bar Head templates: {{en-noun}} underbar (plural underbars)
  1. A bar placed under a symbol.
    Sense id: en-underbar-en-noun-kZ6nm1Qv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbar.wav Forms: underbars [present, singular, third-person], underbarring [participle, present], underbarred [participle, past], underbarred [past]
Etymology: From under- + bar. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|bar}} under- + bar Head templates: {{en-verb|underbars|underbarring|underbarred}} underbar (third-person singular simple present underbars, present participle underbarring, simple past and past participle underbarred)
  1. (transitive) To place a bar under (a symbol). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbar-en-verb-7cXVz5ig Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 46 54

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