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Etymology
From Earth + -ian.
Adjective
Earthian (comparative more Earthian, superlative most Earthian)
- (science fiction) Of or from the planet Earth.
- Synonym: Earthish
- 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications: 1955, page 41:
- Septimus Spink, sole survivor of the Earthian space ship...
- 1975. Hilary Putnam. Mind, Language, and Reality. Cambridge University Press: 1975, page 226:
- An Earthian metallurgist could tell very easily that 'aluminum' was molybdenum...
- 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence. MIT Press: 1997, page 174:
- Nowadays speakers on Twin Earth are well aware (thanks to chemistry) that their word 'water' does not refer to the Earthian stuff.
Noun
Earthian (plural Earthians)
- (science fiction) A person from planet Earth.
- Synonyms: Earthling, Terran; see also Thesaurus:Earthling
- 1940. America: A Catholic Review of the Week, America Press: 1940, page 420:
- I inquired of one prominent Earthian: "What's of constructing ships and buildings...?"
- 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications, 1955, page 41:
- I most likely will be the second Earthian to reach that planet. ...
Proper noun
Earthian
- (science fiction, rare) A universal language spoken on Earth.
- Synonym: Earthish
- 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence. MIT Press: 1997, page 102:
- According to Fodor's definition, it follows that 'water' in Twin Earthian means XYZ and not H2O.
- 2004. Sheri S. Tepper. The Companions. HarperCollins: 2004, page 79:
- I thought the females spoke Earthian to you. Improving their Earthian was why they asked for a couple.
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