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
1630–40
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| nether world | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the world after death; the underworld |
| 2. | hell |
| 3. | a criminal underworld |
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Nether world
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Example sentences
Her gnomes are in rebellion, or are holding high carnival with elfish imps from some nether world.
Some inhabit the nether world of loan sharks and bail bondsmen.
They commit untold hours in the nether world of interagency-intergovernmental coordination.
It's quite possible that the bulk of nether world imagery in our culture derives precisely from the penal experience.
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