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Hesperian
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hesperian
English
Etymology
From en la Hesperiusen ian.
Adjective
Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
8 630-632 the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets 1873
Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs
en 2003 w:Deftones w:Chino Moreno Deftones (album) Deftones When Girls Telephone Boys Always the same old taste, just new injury / Well, I'll wear the claws if you'd like that / Yeah, if you'd like that, we can ride on a black horse / A great new wave Hesperian death horse / I can call you when I get back / Yeah, when I get back I will call
Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
Proper noun
An inhabitant of the western lands
en 1807 w:Joel Barlow The Columbiad Our wild Hesperians humanize at last
The Hesperian geological time period of Mars
Related terms
en Hesperia
Anagrams
en aeehinprs Seraphine seraphine