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1.
of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial.
noun
2.
an inhabitant of the earth.
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Tellurian
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tellurian
"pertaining to the earth," 1846, from L. tellus (gen. telluris) "earth," from PIE base *tel- "ground, floor" (cf. Lith. telinat "spread out, flat," Skt. talam "plain, sole of the foot," O.C.S. tilo "floor," Gk. telia "dice board," O.Ir. talam "earth," O.N. þilja "plank"). The chemical telluride
EXPANDis attested from 1849.
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