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# underworld

noun (plural underworlds)

«underworld» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In fairy tales, a land under the ground where kings and magic beings live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/#m1)
2. The land of the dead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, a faraway kingdom below the earth, often ruled by a mighty king

### Examples

- The hero went down to the underworld. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/#x1)
- A quail sat in a tree in the underworld. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/#x2)
- The king of the underworld had many castles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «underworld» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underworld/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«underworld» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/underworld.html) on Mova free.