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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Undersphering, vbl. n. [f. Under-sphere,n.] In fig. context: (The action of) attaching oneself to, or voluntarily submitting to the influence of (a larger body). — Urquhart Jewel 162.
The imputation, which they deserve for having been in so bad company, and undersphering themselves to the bodies of those vaster orbs
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