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Definition of firmament noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

firmament

noun

/ˈfɜːməmənt/

/ˈfɜːrməmənt/

the firmament

[singular] (old use or literary)

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the sky
- (figurative) a rising star in the literary firmament
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare ‘fix, settle’.

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