Avernus
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Aver·nus (ə vʉr′nəs)
Avernus2 definition
Aver·nus (ə vʉr′nəs)
small lake in an extinct volcano near Naples, Italy, at the edge of which the entrance to Hades was anciently said to be
It. name Averno Aver′·no (ä ver′nō̂)
Etymology: L
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