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Rareprimum mobile
The correct spelling is primum mobile.
How to pronounce primum mobile
noun
IPA: /-leɪ/
Say it like: Pri-mum- mo-bil-e
The correct spelling is primum mobile. The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.
- 2.The prime mover or first cause.
- 3.(by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force.
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