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stratosphere

strat·o·sphere

stratosphere

 
pronunciation:
strae t sfir
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part of speech: noun
definition: a layer of the earth's upper atmosphere from about six miles to about thirty miles above the earth's surface.
derivations: stratospheric (adj.), stratospherical (adj.)
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The word stratosphere contains the following part:
spher, -sphere Greek root that means ball