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English word sphere comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) σφαῖρα

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σφαῖρα (Ancient Greek)

sphaera (Latin)

A ball for playing. A globe of the heavens. Ball, globe, sphere.

sphēra (Late Latin)

sphera (Late Latin)

sphere (Old French)

Sphere (shape).

sphere (English)

(transitive) To make round or spherical; to perfect.. (transitive) To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to ensphere. (astronomy, now, _, rare) The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded. [from 14th c.]. (figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, [...]

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