Aether

//ˈi.θɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ether. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves wordnet
  3. 3
    personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos. Greek

Synonyms

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etheretherquintessence

Example

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"According to Aristotle, the planets and stars were located in an unchanging region of the world called the aether."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”). Doublet of Ether.

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