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underlying
nouns
the underlying cause/reason
• Stress is the underlying cause of many illnesses.
an underlying assumption
• There is an underlying assumption that new technology is always a good thing.
an underlying principle
• Their actions, he argued, went against the underlying principles of Christian morality.
an underlying problem
• Little is being done to correct the system's underlying problems.
an underlying theme
• Death and rebirth are underlying themes in all of his novels.
an underlying message
• The underlying message of his speech was that the economic good times are over.
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