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Zenith, Nadir

Zenith is the point of the heavens immediately over the head of the spectator. Nadir is the opposite point, immediately beneath the spectator's feet. (French, zénith, nadir.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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