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Etymology
From Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).
Original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmeː.teːˈoːr/
- Hyphenation: me‧te‧oor
- Rhymes: -oːr
Noun
meteoor m (plural meteoren, diminutive meteoortje n)
- meteor
- (obsolete) luminary (light-emitting celestial object)
- Synonym: hemellicht
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