First Known Use: 1513
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Tartarus
noun Tar·ta·rus \ˈtär-tə-rəs\
Definition of TARTARUS
: a section of Hades reserved for punishment of the wicked
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Origin of TARTARUS
Latin, from Greek Tartaros
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