in or to a lower place, level, or part (often on a page, screen, or surface)
From the cliff edge, the hikers saw a winding river far below.
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✦ From Middle English 'bilow', variant of 'benethe' meaning "lower down", influenced by 'low'.
in a lower position, level, or rank than someone or something else
A colorful rug was spread below the round wooden coffee table.
The town sits below the castle on the hill.
✦ Same origin as the adverb sense, from Middle English through Old English roots meaning "under" or "low."
appearing later on the same page or in the same text
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The below chart compares prices from three stores.
✦ Extended textual sense recorded from the 18th century, using physical ‘lower position’ to describe parts of a document.
