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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any region of space beyond limits determined with reference to the boundaries of a celestial body or system, especially.
- noun The region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- noun Interplanetary or interstellar space.
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- noun Region outside explored space.
- noun Any
region of space beyond limits determined with reference to boundaries of acelestial system or body, especially the region of space immediately beyond Earth'satmosphere - noun A bluish shade of black
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
Etymologies
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From outer + space.
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