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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian.
North and South America are in the Western Hemisphere. |
| definition 2: |
a half of any sphere.
If you cut that ball in half, you will have two hemispheres. |
| related words: |
zone |
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