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noosphere
[ noh-uh-sfeer ]
noun
, Ecology.
- the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
noosphere
/ ˈnəʊˌsfɪə /
noun
- philosophy the part of the biosphere that is affected by human thought, culture, and knowledge
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noosphere1
First recorded in 1940–45; from French noösphere, from Greek nóo(s) “mind” + French sphère “globe”; sphere
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noosphere1
C20: from French noösphère , based on Greek noos mind
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