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undergloom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + gloom.

Meanings

  1. (dated, literary, no-plural, possibly, uncommon, with the definite article) the underworld
    • To achieve immortality, Dionysos had to pass through the undergloom. 2015, Spencer Clevenger, Greek Mythic History:
    • As if the flowers that blow above/Could charm its undergloom. 183?, Emily Brontë, To A.S. 1830:
    • “But as long as my father is in the undergloom, your plans can't go as smoothly as you'd like, can they?” said Marcus, certain now that he was right. 2016, Ian E. Chambers, Hidden Genius: Treasure of the Timeless Teacher, page 172: