"Tellurian" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈljɔː-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/ [General-American], /tə-/ [General-American] Forms: Tellurians [plural]
Etymology: 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)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*telh₂- (ground)}}, {{der|en|la|tellūs||earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land}} Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*telh₂-||ground, bottom}} Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”), {{suffix|en||ian|pos2=suffix meaning ‘from, related to, or like’ (when forming an adjective), or ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’ (when forming a noun)}} + -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)) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tellurian (plural Tellurians)
  1. An inhabitant of the Earth. Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants Synonyms: Earthling, Terran, Earthling, tellurian Hypernyms: Solarian Hyponyms: Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

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Alternative forms

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