Tellurian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”) +‎ -ian (suffix meaning ‘from, related to, or like’ (when forming an adjective), or ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’ (when forming a noun)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/, /tɪ-/, /-ˈljɔː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/, /tə-/ Homophones: tellurian, tellurion Hyphenation: Tel‧lur‧i‧an === Noun === Tellurian (plural Tellurians) An inhabitant of the Earth. Synonyms: Earthling, Gaian, Terran; see also Thesaurus:Earthling Antonyms: alien, extraterrestrial; see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial ==== Alternative forms ==== tellurian ==== Hypernyms ==== Solarian ==== Hyponyms ==== Earthgirl Earthman Earthwoman ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “Tellurian”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 233–234. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “Tellurian n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. === Anagrams === unliteral