Earthian

English Alternative forms en Earthean Etymology en :af Earth -ian + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈɜː.θi.ən/ RP en /ˈɝ.θi.ən/ GA Adjective en scifi Of or from the planet Earth. en 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 en scifi A person from planet Earth. en Earthling Terran 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 en scifi rare A universal language spoken on Earth. en 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. References Earthian n.1 1 1604 Earthian n.2 1 2116 Earthian adj 1603 Anagrams en aaehinrt Haratine Rhætian aethrian Rhaetian en Demonyms Celestial inhabitants