"flat-earth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flat-earth (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Flat earth Translations (of or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat): litteän maan (Finnish), рамноземски (ramnozemski) (Macedonian)
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