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Word of the Day - ethereal

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ethereal
(also etherial)

/ɪˈθɪərɪəl/ [e-theory-al]
adjective
1 Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.
1.1 Heavenly or spiritual.
2 Chemistry - (of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent.

Origin
Early 16th century via Latin from Greek aitherios (from aithēr ‘ether’) + -al.

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Either Al was there or he was not. Sally really wasn't sure. He could be just ethereal, perhaps even imaginary.

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