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horizon

/həˈɹaɪ.zən/ noun

In Latin: fīniens, horizōn Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about horizon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
  2. The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.
    It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
  3. A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English orisonte, orisoun, from Middle French horizon, horizonte, from Old French orisonte, orison, via Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

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