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firmament
Firmament is defined as the heavens or the sky.
(noun)The space between the stars and the planets is an example of the firmament.
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See firmament in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
the sky, viewed poetically as a solid arch or vault
Origin: ME < OFr < LL(Ec) firmamentum < L, a strengthening, support < firmare: see firm
Related Forms:
- firmamental adjective
See firmament in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin firmāmentum
Origin: , from Latin, support
Origin: , from firmāre, to strengthen; see firm2
.Related Forms:
- firˌma·mentˈal (-mĕnˈtl) adjective
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