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Definition of: Averno
(ä·ver′nō)
A crater lake 10 miles west of Naples, southern Italy; anciently regarded as the entrance to Hades. Ancient A·ver·nus (ə·vûr′nəs). [<L Avernus <Gk. aornos <a-without + ornis bird; so called because the volcanic vapors from the lake were said to kill birds that flew overhead]
—A·ver·ni·an (ə·vûr′nē·ən), A·ver·nal (ə·vûr′·nəl) adjective
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