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netherverse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛð.ɚ.vɚs/ (General-American)
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• /ˈnɛð.ə.vɜːs/ (UK)

Etymology

From blend of nether + universe.

Meanings

1. A lower universe, realm, or region; underworld.
   • When death seems to be grinning back at us from the netherverse, most meet his stare with fear, in their eyes. 2010, Feroz, Fabutron:
   • The council believes whoever it is has been active for quite sometime mucking up the netherverse. 2007, Arthur Roberts, The Sorcerer's Song and the Cat's Meow:
   • His death "created a netherverse, one which has temporarily absorbed your two universes." 2006, Mark Voger, Kathy Voglesong, The Dark Age:

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