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mesosphere
(meso|sphere)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)sfɪə, ˈmɛz-, ˈmiːs-, ˈmiːz-/
noun
the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 50 and 80 km in altitude.
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