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ae·ther

–noun

1.	ether (defs. 3–5).

2.	(initial capital letter) the ancient Greek personification of the clear upper air of the sky.

—Related forms

ae·the·re·al

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Ae·ther Audio Help (ē'thər) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology
The poetic personification of the clear upper air breathed by the Olympians.

[Latin Aethēr, from Greek aithēr, upper air.]

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aether
noun
1.	personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
2.	a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: ether]