Aboveground

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Situated or taking place on or above the surface of the ground: aboveground nuclear testing.
  • adj. Operating or existing within the establishment; conventional: journalistic practices unacceptable to the aboveground press.
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  • adj. Above the surface of the ground.
  • adj. Above the surface.
  • adj. Not dead and buried; alive.
  • adj. Existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment.
  • n. The portion of society that is not underground.
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  • adj. on or above the surface of the ground
    • Equivalent
    surface   
    Antonym
    underground    belowground   
    Same Context
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