Origin of Invented Words Pandemonium

About the history, origins, and definitions of the invented word pandemonium.

ORIGINS OF INVENTED WORDS

Pandemonium - Wild lawlessness, tumult, or chaos. Invented by the English poet John Milton (1608-1674) for the capital of hell, Pandaemonium.

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