tellurian
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- noun
- /tɛˈljʊəriən/
- Literature
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terrestre
- Its poor tellurian head is still groping in the darkness.
Examples
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Blog text (13) -
You admit, of course, said Dr. Y, that there have been, on the tellurian sphere, at various times, battles and wars, and that these have been fought and waged between and against different nations, alliances apart?
Fiction book (1990) -
In fact, the danger and fear may have emanated from what Gershom Scholem called the "tellurian" (earthy) quality of these mystical creations.
Academic text (2001) -
As a tellurian, she felt a deep connection to the earth and all its inhabitants.
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The tellurian population has made remarkable advancements in technology over the centuries.
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Every tellurian has the potential to make a positive impact on the world.
Synonyms
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A person who lives on the planet Earth
Surface Forms
Morphology
tellurian = earth (opaque) = tellur + ian
Formed from the Latin combining form 'tellur-' meaning 'earth', which is not a common standalone English base, so the relation to 'earth' is not obvious to average learners.
Etymology
The word tellurian comes from the Latin tellus, meaning 'earth', and it originally meant an 'earth-dweller'. So when writers call humans tellurians, they are simply calling them people from Earth.