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nether

[neth-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal.
the nether regions.
lower or under.
his nether lip.

nether

/ ˈ��ɛðə /

adjective

placed or situated below, beneath, or underground
nether regions
a nether lip

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Other Word Forms

netherward adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nether¹

before 900; Middle English nethere, Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (cognate with German nieder ), literally, further down, equivalent to ni- down + -ther comparative suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nether¹

Old English niothera, nithera, literally: further down, from nither down. Related to Old Irish nitaram, German nieder

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It turns out that as a kind of bacteria turns from existing peacefully in our mouths to causing colon cancer in our nether regions, it produces dimethyl sulfide.

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It’s all by Trump’s “feel” for the moment that is enabled by those who kiss his ring and nether regions every time they’re in the same room with him.

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After all, there was the guy who asked on our first outing if I was “taken care of down there,” waving his hands toward my nether region.

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While counting scales for his research, Fry says that, sometimes, the most informative areas are the ones closes to the snake’s nether regions.

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Now he was ready for a different kind of journey, a psychedelic trip through the nether regions of his own mind.

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nethead Netherlander

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