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horizonte

horizon

noun oh-ree-SOHN-teh Rare

Origin: From Greek horizōn via Latin horizon.

Usage Note

Horizonte is used both literally (the visible line where earth meets sky) and figuratively for future prospects or scope, as in nuevos horizontes ('new horizons'). Despite ending in -e, it is masculine: el horizonte.

Examples

"El sol desapareció lentamente en el horizonte."

Natural Translation

The sun slowly disappeared on the horizon.

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