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	lower1 (lower) Pronunciation: /ˈləʊə/ comparative of low¹ adjective less high in position: the lower levels of the building less high in status or amount: managers lower down the hierarchy lower costs will encourage people to buy (of an animal or plant) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics. (often Lower) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited: Lower Cretaceous Lower Palaeolithic [in place names] situated to the south: the union of Upper and Lower Egypt adverb in or into a lower position: the sun sank lower Derivatives lowermost adjective		Search results in the dictionary lower² lower³ lower in lour (also lower) low¹ lower case lower class More results » Nearby Words lowan lowball lowboy lowbred lowbrow Lowell, Amy Lowell, James Russell Lowell, Percival Lowell, Robert lower ¹ lower ² lower ³ lower animals Lower Austria Lower California Lower Canada lower case lower chamber lower class