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primum mobile

The correct spelling is primum mobile.

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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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noun

  1. 1.The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.
  2. 2.The prime mover or first cause.
  3. 3.(by extension) The person or thing that is the main impetus for some action; a driving force.

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