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tartarean

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Tar⋅tar⋅e⋅an

  [tahr-tair-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to Tartarus; infernal.
Origin:
1615–25; < L Tartare(us) of Tartarus (see -eous ) + -an
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Tar·ta·rus   (tär'tər-əs)   
n.  

  1. Greek Mythology The abysmal regions below Hades where the Titans were confined.

  2. An infernal region; hell.


[Latin, from Greek Tartaros.]
Tar·tar'e·an (-târ'ē-ən) adj.
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