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   orb

   /ɔːb/

   noun

   • 1. a spherical object or shape: "a pale orb of hazy reddish light"
   • ▪ a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch: "a crown, an orb, and a sceptre"
   • ▪ a celestial body.
   • ▪ an eye: "two wild staring orbs which flashed around the room"
   • ▪ a circle of up to 10° radius around the position of a celestial object: "within an orb of 1° of Mars"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis ‘ring’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • B

     3

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