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Tellurian.

An inhabitant of the Earth.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/tɪ-/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈljɔː-/Received-Pronunciation/tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. An inhabitant of the Earth.

Where this word comes from

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)).

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