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1. (adj.) nether
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
the nether regions.
2. nether
lower or under:
his nether lip.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, der. of nither down (c. G nieder), lit., further down )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) nether
lower
"gnawed his nether lip"
2. (adj) chthonian, chthonic, nether
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
"nether regions"
3. (adj) nether, under
located below or beneath something else
"nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) nether
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper
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