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   horizon

   /həˈrʌɪz(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet: "the sun rose above the horizon" Similar skylinerange of visionfield of viewvistaview
   • ▪ the circular boundary of the part of the earth's surface visible from a particular point, ignoring irregularities and obstructions.
   • ▪ a great circle of the celestial sphere, the plane of which passes through the centre of the earth and is parallel to that of the apparent horizon of a place.
   • 2. the limit of a person's knowledge, experience, or interest: "she wanted to leave home and broaden her horizons" Similar range of experienceoutlookperspectivescopeperceptioncompasssphereambitorbitpurview
   • 3. a layer of soil or rock, or a set of strata, with particular characteristics.
   • ▪ a level of an excavated site representing a particular period: "the upper horizon of the site showed an arrangement of two rows of features"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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