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(net̸h′ər)

adjective

lying, or thought of as lying, below the earth's surface: the nether world
lower or under: the nether tip of a crescent

Origin: ME nethere < OE neothera, akin to Ger nieder < IE base *ni-, down + compar. suffix

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adjective

Located beneath or below; lower or under: the nether regions of the earth.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English neothera

Origin: , from neother, down

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