"sphear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sphears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphear (plural sphears)
  1. Archaic spelling of sphere. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: sphere
    Sense id: en-sphear-en-noun-Z8PLckdk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1650, Thomas Browne, “Of Adherence unto Antiquity”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 18:",
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