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un⋅der⋅world

  [uhn-der-wurld]
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–noun
1. the criminal element of human society.
2. the imagined abode of departed souls or spirits; Hades.
3. a region below the surface, as of the earth or a body of water.
4. the opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.
5. Archaic. the earth.
Origin:
1600–10; under- + world
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un·der·world   (ŭn'dər-wûrld')   
n.  

  1. The part of society that is engaged in and organized for the purpose of crime and vice.

  2. A region, realm, or dwelling place conceived to be below the surface of the earth.

  3. The opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.

  4. Greek & Roman Mythology The world of the dead, located below the world of the living; Hades.

  5. Archaic The world beneath the heavens; the earth.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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