ANTICHTHON


Meaning of ANTICHTHON in English

anˈtikˌthän, -ˌthōn, -_thən noun

( plural antichtho·nes -_thəˌnēz)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek antichthōn counterearth, southern hemisphere, from anti- anti- (I) + chthōn earth — more at humble

1. : counterearth

2.

[Latin antichthones, plural, from Greek, plural of antichthōn ]

obsolete : an inhabitant of the antipodes — usually used in plural

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