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firmament
 
SYLLABICATION:fir·ma·ment
PRONUNCIATION:  fûrm-mnt
NOUN: The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin firmmentum, from Latin, support, from firmre, to strengthen. See firm2.
OTHER FORMS:firma·mental (-mntl) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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