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   inferno

   /ɪnˈfəːnəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a large fire that is dangerously out of control: "the inferno had swept through the city"
   • 2. hell (with reference to Dante's Divine Comedy).
   • ▪ a place or situation that is too hot, chaotic, or noisy: "the inferno of the Friday evening rush hour"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Italian, from Christian Latin infernus (see infernal).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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