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NADIR (Arabic nadir, " opposite to," used elliptically for nadir-es-semt, "opposite to the zenith ")

NADIR (Arabic nadir, " opposite to," used elliptically for nadir-es-semt, "opposite to the See also:
ZENITH (from the Arabic)
zenith ") , a See also:

TERM

term used in See also:

ASTRONOMY (from Gr. &arpov, a star, and v ,usiv, to classify or arrange)

astronomy for the point in the heavens exactly opposite to the See also:

ZENITH (from the Arabic)

zenith, the zenith and See also:

NADIR (Arabic nadir, " opposite to," used elliptically for nadir-es-semt, "opposite to the zenith ")

nadir being the two poles of the See also:

HORIZON (Gr. 6pfTwv, dividing)

horizon . It is thus used figuratively of the lowest See also:

DEPTH

depth of a See also:

PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person's See also:

SPIRITS

spirits or the lowest point in a career .

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