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underworld

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəwəːld/

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Definition of underworld

noun

  • 1the world of criminals or of organized crime: a man reputed to be a godfather of the Glasgow underworld [as modifier]:a prominent underworld figure
  • 2the mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth.

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