Meaning Of The Word Avernus

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Avernus in American English
noun: a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it

Avernus in American English 1
Hades; hell

Avernus in American English 2
small lake in an extinct volcano near Naples, Italy, at the edge of which the entrance to Hades was anciently said to be

Avernus in British English
noun: a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell

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