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inferno

Main Entry:: in·fer·no
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈfər-(ˌ)nō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural in·fer·nos
Etymology:: Italian, hell, from Late Latin infernus
Date:: 1834

: a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell <the inferno of war>; also : an intense fire : conflagration <a raging inferno>

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