CHTHON

Meaning of CHTHON in English

chthon-

n [occurring in derivatives and compounds] chthon- (= earth)

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HUMBLE — I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin humilis low, ~, from humus earth; akin to Greek …
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RUG — I. ˈrəg, ˈru̇g verb ( rugged ; rugged ; rugging ; rugs ) Etymology: Middle English rugen, ruggen, of Scandinavian …
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CHTHONIC — ˈthänik adjective or chtho·ni·an ˈthōnēən Etymology: chthonic from Greek chthon-, chthōn earth + English -ic; chthonian from Greek chthoni os …
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AUTOCHTHON — ȯˈtäkthən, -ˌthän noun ( plural autochthons -nz ; or autochtho·nes -_thəˌnēz) Etymology: modification (influenced by Greek autochthōn ) of Latin …
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ANTICHTHON — anˈtikˌthän, -ˌthōn, -_thən noun ( plural antichtho·nes -_thəˌnēz) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek antichthōn counterearth, southern hemisphere, from anti- anti- …
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HUMUS — /hyooh"meuhs/ or, often, /yooh"-/ , n. the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal …
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HETEROCHTHONOUS — /het'euh rok"theuh neuhs/ , adj. not indigenous; foreign (opposed to autochthonous ): heterochthonous flora and fauna. [ 1890-95; HETERO- + …
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CHTHONIAN — /thoh"nee euhn/ , adj. Class. Myth. of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth. …
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AUTOCHTHON — /aw tok"theuhn/ , n. , pl. autochthons, autochthones /-theuh neez'/ . 1. an aboriginal inhabitant. 2. Ecol. one of the …
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ANTICHTHON — /an tik"thon, -theuhn/ , n. , pl. antichthones /-theuh neez'/ . counterearth. [ 1645-55; antichthones (pl.) antíchthones the antipodes, equiv. …
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HUMBLE — I. ˈhəm-bəl also chiefly Southern ˈəm- adjective ( hum·bler -b(ə-)lər ; hum·blest -b(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin …
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CHTHONIC — adjective also chtho·ni·an ˈthō-nē-ən Etymology: Greek chthon-, chthōn earth — more at humble Date: 1882 : of or relating to …
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AUTOCHTHON — noun ( plural -thons or au·toch·tho·nes -thə-ˌnēz) Etymology: Greek autochthōn, from aut- + chthōn earth — more at humble Date: …
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HUMBLE — [hum.ble] adj hum.bler ; hum.blest [ME, fr. OF, fr. L humilis low, humble, fr. humus earth; akin to Gk chthon …
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CHTHONIC — [chthon.ic] also chtho.ni.an adj [Gk chthon-, chthon earth--more at humble] (1882): of or relating to the underworld: infernal "~ deities"
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AUTOCHTHON — [au.toch.thon] n, pl -thons or -tho.nes [Gk autochthon, fr. aut- + chthon earth--more at humble] (1590): one (as a person, …
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ERECHTHEUS — legendary king and probably also a divinity of Athens. According to the Iliad, he was born from the corn land …
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