Hadean
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editHadean (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Hades or hell.
- 1902, Frederic Crowninshield, A Painter's Moods, page 49:
- No Ceres weeps at the Hadean gate!
- (geology) Of, or relating to the geological eon.
Translations
editpertaining to the geological eon
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Proper noun
editHadean
- (geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.
Hypernyms
editCoordinate terms
edit- Archaean, Proterozoic - eons in Precambrian
Translations
editHadean eon
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