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Pronunciation / Transliteration: O-ree-zon
"Le soleil se couche à l'horizon."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.
"As the sun set, the horizon was painted in shades of orange and pink." - 2
The limit of a person's knowledge, experience, or interest.
"Traveling to new countries can broaden your horizons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'horizōn', meaning 'bounding' or 'limiting' (from 'horizein', to divide or bound). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially referring to the circle that divides the visible upper half of the celestial sphere from the lower half, later expanding to the terrestrial line where earth and sky appear to meet.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Horizon" is said worldwide
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Horizon
Transliteration: O-ree-zon
"Le soleil se couche à l'horizon."
Horizont
Transliteration: Ho-ri-tsont
"Die Sonne geht am Horizont unter."
Orizzonte
Transliteration: O-rits-on-te
"Il sole tramonta all'orizzonte."
Horizonte
Transliteration: O-ri-zon-te
"El sol se pone en el horizonte."
Horizonte
Transliteration: O-ri-zon-te
"O sol se põe no horizonte."
क्षितिज
Transliteration: Kshitij
"सूर्य क्षितिज पर अस्त होता है।"
地平线
Transliteration: Dìpíngxiàn
"太阳在地平线上落下。"
수평선
Transliteration: Supyeongseon
"태양이 수평선에 지고 있다."
地平線
Transliteration: Chiheisen
"太陽が地平線に沈んでいる。"
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