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Acheron.

A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.

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name/ˈæ.kəɹ.ən//ˈæ.kəɹ.ɔn/
  1. A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.

    Greek
  2. Hell.

    literary
  3. A small town in Victoria, Australia.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), probably Pre-Greek but folk-etymologically said to be from ἄχος (ákhos, “pain, distress”) + ῥέον (rhéon, “stream”).

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