netherworld
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neth·er·world

noun \-ˌwərld\

Definition of NETHERWORLD

1
: the world of the dead
2
: underworld 4 <the netherworld of deceit … and espionage — R. M. Nixon>
3
: no-man's-land 2 <lost in a bureaucratic netherworld>

Examples of NETHERWORLD

  1. <the shadowy netherworld of all-night raves>

First Known Use of NETHERWORLD

1632

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