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the ether

noun

Definition of the ether

: the sky

The balloon disappeared into the ether.

plucked an answer out of the ether

—used especially when describing electronic signals that travel through the air

broadcasting radio signals into the ether

sent a message over/through the ether

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: the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space
: the upper regions of space : heavens
: a light volatile flammable liquid C₄H₁₀O used chiefly as a solvent and especially formerly as an anesthetic

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