sphère
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin sphēra, from Latin sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”). Replaced Old French espere, from the same Latin source.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sphère f (plural sphères)
- (geometry) sphere
- (figuratively) sphere, area
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sphère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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