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fir·ma·ment

(fûr′mə-mənt)

The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin firmāmentum, from Latin, support, from firmāre, to strengthen; see firm².]

fir′ma·ment′al (-mĕn′tl) adj.

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firmamental - relating to the firmament or upper regions

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