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| 1. | lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions. |
| 2. | lower or under: his nether lip. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, deriv. of nither down (c. G nieder), lit., further down, equiv. to ni- down + -ther comp. suffix
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neth·er·ward, adjective
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| Main Entry: | nether | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | below, beneath, inferior, lower, under | |
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