"cenit" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃe.nit/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt͡ʃɛːnit̪] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From misreading earlier cemt, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from Aramaic סֵימִטָא, from Latin sēmĭta. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|ar|سَمْت|t=direction, path}} Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), {{der|la|arc|סֵימִטָא}} Aramaic סֵימִטָא, {{der|la|la|sēmĭta}} Latin sēmĭta Head templates: {{la-noun|cenit|g=n|indecl=1}} cenit n (indeclinable)
  1. (astronomy) zenith (point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer) Tags: Medieval-Latin, indeclinable, neuter Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: ceniz

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