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Tartarus

Syllabification: (Tar·ta·rus)
Pronunciation: /ˈtärtərəs/
Greek Mythology
Definition of Tartarus
  • 1a primeval god, offspring of Chaos.
  • 2a part of the underworld where the wicked suffered punishment for their misdeeds, especially those such as Ixion and Tantalus who had committed some outrage against the gods.

Derivatives

Tartarean

Pronunciation: /tärˈte(ə)rēən/
adjective

Tartarus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Tartarus in the British & World English dictionary
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