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tellurian

tel·lu·rian

UK/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/ US/tɪ-/ uncommon formal literary
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

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noun

1.

an inhabitant of the earth

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Origin

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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