Ethereal-users: [Ethereal-users] Definition of Ethereal

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From: "Martin, Richard D" <richard.d.martin2@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:53:43 -0700
Here you go, courtesy of Miriam Webster:

                     Main Entry: ethe·re·al 
                     Pronunciation: i-'thir-E-&l
                     Function: adjective
                     Date: 1513
                     1 a : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth b
: CELESTIAL,
                     HEAVENLY c : UNWORLDLY, SPIRITUAL
                     2 a : lacking material substance : IMMATERIAL,
INTANGIBLE b :
                     marked by unusual delicacy or refinement <this
smallest, most
                     ethereal, and daintiest of birds -- William Beebe>
                     3 : relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical
ether



Rick Martin
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Boeing Space & Communications