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horizon

noun

The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

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Word length
7
Starts with
H
Ends with
N
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
19
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

həˈɹaɪzən

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noun

  1. The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

    “It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge”

noun

  1. The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

noun

  1. The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

noun

  1. A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

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It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge

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