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A•ver•nus

Pronunciation: (u-vûr'nus), [key]
—n.
1. 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.
2. hell.

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