Averno

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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Averno / aˈvɛrno/

a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
Latin name: Avernus / əˈvɜːnəs/

Etymology: from Latin, from Greek aornos without birds, from a-¹ + ornis bird; referring to the legend that the lake's sulphurous exhalations killed birds

'Averno' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

facilis descensus Averno

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