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Definition of nether adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nether

adjective
 
/ˈneðə(r)/
 
/ˈneðər/
[only before noun] (literary or humorous)
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  1. lower
    • a person’s nether regions (= their genitals)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNether is used with these nouns:
    • reach
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    Word OriginOld English nithera, neothera, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch neder- (found in compounds), neer, and German nieder, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘down’.
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