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Ha•des



Pronunciation: (hā'dēz), [key]
—n.
1. Class. Myth.
a. the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
b. the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
2. (in the Revised Version of the New Testament) the abode or state of the dead.
3. (often l.c.) hell.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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