About The Word Nether
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Nether
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What's The Definition Of Nether?
[adj] located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
[adj] of the underworld; "nether regions" [adj] lower; "gnawed his nether lip" Synonyms | Synonyms for Nether: bottom(a) | chthonian | chthonic | infernal | low | lower | under Related Terms | Find terms related to Nether: See Also | Nether In Webster's Dictionary \Neth"er\, a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni?era, fr. the
adv. ni?er downward; akin to neo?an below, beneath, D. neder
down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also
to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf. {Beneath}.]
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;
having a lower position; belonging to the region below;
lower; under; -- opposed to {upper}.
'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton.
This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with
horror and deformity. --Spenser.
All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.
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