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hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the ecliptic
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
half of a spherical or roughly spherical body (such as a planet); specifically : the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
the inhabitants of a hemisphere of the Earth
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
either of the two hollow convoluted lateral halves of the cerebrum
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
the half of the earth east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
hemisphere
noun(hemi-sphere)
the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters

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