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inferno

Syllabification: (in·fer·no)

Pronunciation: /inˈfərnō/

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Definition of inferno

noun (plural infernos)

1a large fire that is dangerously out of control.

2 (usually Inferno) hell (with reference to Dante’s Divine Comedy).

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Italian, from Christian Latin infernus (see infernal)

inferno in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of inferno in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

inferior conjunction
inferior planet
inferiority
inferiority complex
infernal
inferno
infertile
infest
infeudation
infibulate
infibulation

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Inferno Ger-Eng
inferno It-Eng
va' all'inferno! in inferno It-Eng
pene pl dell'inferno in pena It-Eng
the building was a blazing inferno in inferno Eng-Sp

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