- antichthones
antichthones, um, m. (ἀντίχθονες), die auf der andern Erdhälfte wohnenden Menschen, die Antichthonen, Mela 1, 1, 2 (1. § 4) u. 1, 9, 4 (1. § 54). Plin. 6, 81. Ampel. 6, 1. Censor. fr. 2, 4.
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antichthones
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Antichthones — Antichthon An*tich thon, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antichthones — n.pl. inhabitants of antipodes … Dictionary of difficult words
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antichthon — /an tik thon, theuhn/, n., pl. antichthones / theuh neez /. counterearth. [1645 55; < L antichthones (pl.) < Gk antíchthones the antipodes, equiv. to antí ANTI + chthon (s. of chthón) earth + es pl. n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
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Antichthon — An*tich thon, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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