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Tartarean

[ tahr-tair-ee-uhn ]
/ tɑrˈtɛər i ən /
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adjective
of or relating to Tartarus; infernal.
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Origin of Tartarean

1615–25; <Latin Tartare(us) of Tartarus (see -eous) + -an
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British Dictionary definitions for Tartarean

Tartarean
/ (tɑːˈtɛərɪən, -ˈtɑːrɪ-) /

adjective
literary of or relating to Tartarus; infernal
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