Lutetian

English

Etymology

Lutetia +‎ -an; geological sense coined by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in reference to the Paris Basin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːˈtiːʃən/
• Rhymes: -iːʃən

Adjective

Lutetian (comparative more Lutetian, superlative most Lutetian)

1. Of or relating to ancient Lutetia.
   • 2018, William Walton, Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day‎, volume 1:

     The activity of the Lutetian shippers and navigators covered the territory bathed by the Seine, the Marne, and the Oise, all of them quite navigable.

2. (poetic, by extension) Parisian.
   • 1989, Richard Howard, No Traveller‎, page 21:

     [...] not long before I took him to the Aerogare, he gave the last of his Lutetian homilies [...]

3. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Lutetian.
   • 1971, Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute of Turkey‎:

     It is important to note that the Lutetian sediments occurring in the area under investigation were distinguished as limestone and flysch during previous studies also.

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Noun

Lutetian (plural Lutetians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Lutetia.
   • 1964, Marcel Brion, Paris in Color‎, page 56:

     It is possible that, when they left their islands, a justifiable concern for their own safety in wartime led the Lutetians to settle at the points that were least exposed to aggression.

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Proper noun

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Lutetian

Wikipedia

Lutetian

1. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Eocene epoch.
   • 1921, Henry Woodward, Geological Magazine, volume 58, page 198:

     There are good reasons for believing that the “Paniselian” is a local shallow-water representative of the lower part of the Lutetian.

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