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Meaning of Avernian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

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Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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