Acheron
Pronunciation : Ach"e*ron
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. (Myth.)
Definition : Defn: A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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