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noosphere

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nōə sfēr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
no•o•sphere  (nōə sfēr′),USA pronunciation n. [Ecol.]
  1. Ecologythe biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization. Also called anthroposphere. 
  • Greek nóo(s) mind + French sphère sphere
  • French noösphere
  • 1940–45

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