Tellurian

Tellurian
Tellurian Tel*lu"ri*an, n. 1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also {tellurion}.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Tellurian (disambiguation) — Tellurian is the word used by members of Aristasia to refer to matters related to life on Earth.ee also* Tellurion, an astronomical device * Telluria, a genus of Gram negative soil bacteria * Tellus * Terran …   Wikipedia

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