Meaning of TELLURIAN
| Pronunciation: | | te'lûreeun
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- [n] an inhabitant of the earth
- [adj] of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
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| | Synonyms: | | earthling, earthman, telluric, terrene, terrestrial |
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| | See Also: | | denizen, dweller, inhabitant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tel*lu"ri*an\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.]
Of or pertaining to the earth. --De Quincey.
\Tel*lu"ri*an\, n.
1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey.
2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes
which produce the succession of day and night, and the
changes of the seasons. [Written also {tellurion}.]
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