"otherworld" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ [US] Forms: otherworlds [plural]
enPR: ŭ''th''ʹər-wûrld' [US] Etymology: From Middle English otherworld, equivalent to other + world. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|otherworld}} Middle English otherworld, {{compound|en|other|world|nocat=1}} other + world Head templates: {{en-noun}} otherworld (plural otherworlds)
  1. A world beyond death; an afterlife. Synonyms (life after death): hereafter, other side
    Sense id: en-otherworld-en-noun-PZXTHFwg Disambiguation of 'life after death': 71 5 24
  2. A world other than the everyday world.
    Sense id: en-otherworld-en-noun-NASDGmJD
  3. A world other than the everyday world.
    A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.
    Translations (Translations): alén [masculine] (Galician), Anderswelt [feminine] (German), Anderwelt [feminine] (German), Andere Welt [feminine] (German), Anderes Land [neuter] (German), потусторонний мир (potustoronnij mir) (Russian), arallfyd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-otherworld-en-noun-dSuS-mfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 7 6 86

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