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			be•low      P   Pronunciation Key  (b -l  ) 
 
adv.  
1.	In or to a lower place; beneath.  
2.	 
a.	On or to a lower floor; downstairs.  
b.	Nautical. On or to a lower deck.  
3.	In a later part of a given text: figures quoted below.  
4.	Farther down, as along a slope or valley.  
5.	In or to hell or Hades.  
6.	On the earth.  
7.	 
a.	In a lower rank or class.  
b.	Below zero in temperature: 40° below.  
 
prep.  
1.	Underneath; beneath.  
2.	Lower than, as on a graduated scale.  
3.	Downstream of: launched the canoe just below the bridge.  
4.	South of: Guatemala is below Mexico.  
5.	Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of: Such petty behavior is below me.  
 
sea level 
 
n. Abbr. SL  
The level of the ocean's surface, especially the level halfway between mean high and low tide, used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depths.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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