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Added 9 October 2026

netherworld

noun

In Latin: infera, Orcus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about netherworld at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(religion) the world of the dead.
No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth

Origin

From nether- (“beneath, lower”) + world.

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