hemispheric

hemispheric

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English hemisphere
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English hemispheric

    From hemisphere + -ic.

    Adjective

    hemispheric (comparative more hemispheric, superlative most hemispheric)

    1. Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere.
    2. (uncommon) Having the shape of half a sphere.

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