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UNDERWORLD

\ˈʌndəwˌɜːld], \ˈʌndəwˌɜːld], \ˈʌ_n_d_ə_w_ˌɜː_l_d]\

Definitions of UNDERWORLD

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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(in various religions) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.
The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.
The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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