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nether

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  • Nether — may refer to: Twisting Nether, a chaotic realm in the Warcraft Universe Nether Earth, one of the first real time strategy games The Netherrealm, a hellish world in Mortal Kombat fighting game series The Nether , name of an underworld like… …   Wikipedia

  • Nether — Neth er (n[e^][th] [ e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nether — [neth′ər] adj. [ME nethere < OE neothera, akin to Ger nieder < IE base * ni , down + compar. suffix] 1. lying, or thought of as lying, below the earth s surface [the nether world] 2. lower or under [the nether tip of a crescent] …   English World dictionary

  • nether — (adj.) O.E. niþera, neoþera down, downwards, below, beneath, from P.Gmc. *nitheraz (Cf. O.S. nithar, O.N. niðr, O.Fris. nither, Du. neder, Ger. nieder), from comparative of PIE *ni down, below (Cf. Skt. ni down, nitaram …   Etymology dictionary

  • nether — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lower in position. DERIVATIVES nethermost adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • nether — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nithera, from nither down; akin to Old High German nidar down, Sanskrit ni Date: before 12th century 1. situated down or below ; lower < the nether side > 2. situated or believed to be… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nether — netherward, adj. /nedh euhr/, adj. 1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth s surface; infernal: the nether regions. 2. lower or under: his nether lip. [bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, deriv. of nither down (c. G nieder), lit.,… …   Universalium

  • nether — adjective /nɛð.ə,nɛð.ɚ/ a) Lower; under. The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered. b) Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface. The nether regions. Syn: bottom …   Wiktionary

  • nether — [[t]ne̱ðə(r)[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Nether means the lower part of a thing or place. [OLD FASHIONED] He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street …   English dictionary

  • nether — neth•er [[t]ˈnɛð ər[/t]] adj. 1) lying or believed to lie beneath the earth s surface; infernal: the nether regions[/ex] 2) lower or under: his nether lip[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME nethere, OE neothera, nithera, der. of nither down (c. G… …   From formal English to slang

  • nether — /ˈnɛðə / (say nedhuh) adjective 1. lying, or conceived as lying, beneath the earth s surface; infernal: the nether world. 2. lower or under: his nether lip. {Middle English; Old English neoþera, earlier ni(o)þer(r)a, from niþer (adverb) downwards …  

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