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adj
Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, literary, not-comparable
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Synonyms: earthly, telluric, terrene, terrestrial
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
Of a mineral: containing tellurium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Alternative spelling of tellurion (“instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, historical
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Tellurian (“inhabitant of the planet Earth”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
An inhabitant of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Earthling, Gaian, Terran, Earthan, Earther, Earthian, Earthican, Earthie, Earthlet, Earthperson, Earthsider, Tellurian, Terrestrial, Terrestrian
Antonyms: alien, extraterrestrial, ET, little green man, LGM, xenomorph
adjective
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: telluric, terrestrial, terrene
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noun
an inhabitant of the earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: earthling, earthman, worldling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
History
From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh2- (“ground, bottom”), + -ian (suffix meaning "from, related to, or like" when forming an adjective, or "one from, belonging to, relating to, or like" when forming a noun).
From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh2- (“ground, bottom”) + -ian (suffix meaning ‘from, related to, or like’ (when forming an adjective), or ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’ (when forming a noun)).
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