Avernian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.

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Meanings

adjectiveAvernian (comparative more Avernian, superlative most Avernian)

comparative more Avernian · superlative most Avernian

  1. Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.
proper nounthe Avernian
  1. geographyA European land mammal age from 29.2 to 23.03 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligocene.

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Avernian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avernian

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“Avernian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avernian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avernian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avernian.

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