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aver·nal \əˈvərnəl\ adjective or aver·ni·an \-nēən, -nyən\ Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: avernal from Latin Avernalis of Avernus, from Avernus, lake near Pozzuoli, Italy (now Lago Averno), reputed because of its depth and stench to lead to the underworld, underworld + Latin -alis -al; avernian from Avernus + English -ian : infernal |