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inferno
What does inferno mean?
inferno (noun): a large fire; a conflagration.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use inferno in a sentence?
- The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce inferno?
/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inferno come from?
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to inferno
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inferno” mean?
a large fire; a conflagration
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an inclination to want things
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a social unit living together
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an opportunity or possibility
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