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tellurian

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I was going to use tellurian, which means an inhabitant of the earth, then saw that tellurion was sometimes used as an alternate spelling in an old Webster's dictionary I was looking through, and preferred it. And yes, I did search through a dictionary to find a username.

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an inhabitant of the earth

Meaning at a glance

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noun

an inhabitant of the earth

adjective

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

Definitions

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Example sentences

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I was going to use tellurian, which means an inhabitant of the earth, then saw that tellurion was sometimes used as an alternate spelling in an old Webster's dictionary I was looking through, and preferred it. And yes, I did search through a dictionary to find a username.

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How do you use tellurian in a sentence?

I was going to use tellurian, which means an inhabitant of the earth, then saw that tellurion was sometimes used as an alternate spelling in an old Webster's dictionary I was looking through, and preferred it. And yes, I did search through a dictionary to find a username.

What does tellurian mean?

an inhabitant of the earth

What part of speech is tellurian?

tellurian is commonly used as noun, adjective.