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neth⋅er

  [neth-er]
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–adjective
1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
2. lower or under: his nether lip.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, deriv. of nither down (c. G nieder), lit., further down, equiv. to ni- down + -ther comp. suffix

Related forms:
neth⋅er⋅ward, adjective
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neth·er   (něth'ər)   
adj.  Located beneath or below; lower or under: the nether regions of the earth.

[Middle English, from Old English neothera, from neother, down.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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