"cenyth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈsɛnit/, /ˈsɛːnit/ Forms: cenith [alternative], senyth [alternative], cenit [alternative], cinit [alternative], senith [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cenit. Etymology templates: {{lbor|enm|ML.|cenit}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cenit Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} cenyth
  1. (astronomy) zenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer)

Alternative forms

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