undersong (plural undersongs)
Accompanying strain or sound; accompaniment.
(figuratively) Subordinate and underlying idea, meaning or atmosphere; undertone.
(obsolete) The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.
• Gunderson
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*song`, n.
1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.
2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
