hemelsfeer

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of hemel +‎ sfeer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.məlˌsfeːr/
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  • Hyphenation: he‧mel‧sfeer

Noun

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hemelsfeer f or m (plural hemelsferen)

  1. (historical) sphere of heaven, celestial sphere, a spherical layer of which the supralunar sky was thought to be composed
  2. (figurative, often in the plural) heaven