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nether world

 
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–noun
1. the infernal regions; hell.
2. the afterworld, or the hereafter.
Also, neth⋅er⋅world.

Origin:
1630–40
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neth·er·world also nether world   (něth'ər-wûrld')   
n.  

  1. The world of the dead.

  2. The part of society engaged in crime and vice: "In this black-white nether world, nobody judged the customers" (Malcolm X).

neth'er·world'ly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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