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γήινος — meaning in English

giinos

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English meaning

  • Earthling noun A person from Earth, especially as imagined from the perspective of aliens.
  • mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  • terrestrial adj Relating to the Earth or its land, as opposed to sea, sky, or space.

Senses

γήινος is used for these senses in English:

  • Earthling (chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • terrestrial Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.

mundane — full definition

  1. adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  2. adj Relating to the ordinary physical world rather than the spiritual or supernatural.

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