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nether
[ neth-er ]
/ ˈnɛð ər /
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adjective
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
lower or under: his nether lip.
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Origin of nether
before 900; Middle English nethere,Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (cognate with German nieder), literally, further down, equivalent to ni- down + -ther comparative suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM nether
neth·er·ward, adjectiveWords nearby nether
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British Dictionary definitions for nether
nether
/ (ˈnɛðə) /
adjective
placed or situated below, beneath, or undergroundnether regions; a nether lip
Word Origin for nether
Old English niothera, nithera, literally: further down, from nither down. Related to Old Irish nitaram, German nieder
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