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Dictionary: neth·er   (nĕTH'ər) pronunciation
adj.
Located beneath or below; lower or under: the nether regions of the earth.

[Middle English, from Old English neothera, from neother, down.]


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IN BRIEF: Lower.

pronunciation He added a bit of ketchup to his nether lip for dramatic effect.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lower

Meaning #2: of the underworld
  Synonyms: chthonian, chthonic, lower

Meaning #3: located below or beneath something else
  Synonym: under


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nedre, underste

Nederlands (Dutch)
neder-, onderste

Français (French)
adj. - bas, de dessous (des vêtements)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unter, nieder

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ο) κάτω, κατώτερος

Italiano (Italian)
inferiore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mais baixo

Русский (Russian)
нижний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inferior, más bajo, de abajo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - undre, nedre, under-, neder-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
下面的, 下界的, 下方的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 下面的, 下界的, 下方的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지옥의, 지하의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地下の, 地獄の, 下の, 下方の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سفلي, واقع تحت سطح الارض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תחתון‬


 
 
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Kellett (family name)
nethermore
netherworld

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