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Martian

mar·tian

UK/ˈmɑːʃən/ US/ˈmɑɹʃən/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)

noun

1.

Origin

From Latin Mārtius (“of or relating to the planet Mars”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix). The word is cognate with Middle English marcien, marcyan, mercien (“subject to the influence or power of the planet Mars; relating to the god Mars, that is, warlike”), Middle French martien (“Martian”) (modern French martien), French Martien (“imaginary inhabitant of Mars; any extraterrestrial”), Italian marziano, Latin Mārtiānus (“Martian”), Portuguese marciano, Spanish marciano.

Phrases

  • Martian blueberry
  • Martian packet
  • Martian poetry
  • Martian spherule

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