Ether definition
A clear liquid used as anesthetic is an example of ether.
When a balloon floats up high into the sky and disappears beyond the clouds, this is an example of a situation where it disappears into the ether.
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Origin of ether
- Middle English upper air from Latin aethēr from Greek aithēr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithēr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aithō, “I burn, shine”).
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