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firmament

[ fur-muh-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the vault of heaven; sky.


firmament

/ ˈfÉœËmÉ™mÉ™nt; ËŒfÉœËməˈmÉ›ntÉ™l /

noun

  1. the expanse of the sky; heavens
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Derived Forms

  • firmamental, adjective
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ´Ú¾±°ù·³¾²¹Â·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹±ô [fur-m, uh, -, men, -tl], adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of firmament1

1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin ´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ sky, Latin: support, prop, stay, equivalent to ´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äå ( re ) to strengthen, support ( firm 2 ) + -mentum -ment
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of firmament1

C13: from Late Latin ´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ sky (considered as fixed above the earth), from Latin: prop, support, from ´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äåre to make firm 1
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Of course, long before audiences became obsessed with Brody’s turn as a hot rabbi in “Nobody Wants This,†both he and Meester were cemented in the pop culture firmament as teen drama icons.

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The cast - and the status of the 1922 original in the film firmament - means Eggers' movie had achieved a cult-like following even before its release.

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An appeal for new designs produced unusual ideas, including a glass roof, a green "eco-roof", a massive flame instead of a spire, and a spire topped by a vertical laser shooting into the firmament.

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“Looking at nature without fungi is like trying to diagnose a disease without doing a blood test. Fungi are the firmament of life on Earth. They make systems ecosystems.â€

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But in the wake of Carpenter’s hugely successful “Halloween,†Cunningham put together a bargain-basement team of mostly unknowns and directed 1980’s workmanlike “Friday the 13th,†as much in the firmament as any slasher.

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