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underworld
CIDE DICTIONARY
underworld, n.
- The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. [1913 Webster]"That overspreads (with such a reverence)
This underworld." [1913 Webster] - The mythological place of departed souls; Hades. [1913 Webster]
- The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [1913 Webster]"Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,
That brings our friends up from the underworld." [1913 Webster] - The inferior part of mankind. Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
underworld, n.
1 the part of society comprising those who live by organized crime and immorality.
2 the mythical abode of the dead under the earth.
3 the antipodes.
1 the part of society comprising those who live by organized crime and immorality.
2 the mythical abode of the dead under the earth.
3 the antipodes.
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underworld
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