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View synonyms for tellurian
tellurian
1[ te-loor-ee-uhn ]
noun
- an inhabitant of the earth.
tellurian
2[ te-loor-ee-uhn ]
noun
tellurian
/ tɛˈlʊərɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to the earth
noun
- (esp in science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tellurian1
First recorded in 1780–90; from Latin tellūr- (stem of tellūs ) “earth” + -ian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tellurian1
C19: from Latin tellūs the earth
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Example Sentences
Including the Tellurian and the Margonian, we now have forty-eight regions defined.
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Truly you have made a notable achievement in science, Tellurian friends, and we congratulate you upon its accomplishment.
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They have been in constant training ever since we left Tellus, and now they can stand as high an acceleration as a weak Tellurian.
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They were asexual: sexless to a degree unapproached by any form of Tellurian life higher than the yeasts.
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Another Arpalone appeared, indistinguishable to Tellurian eyes from any one of the others.
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