Associations to the word «Hesperian»

Wiktionary

HESPERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
HESPERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs
HESPERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Hesperidae family of butterflies
HESPERIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
HESPERIAN, noun. An inhabitant of the western lands
HESPERIAN, noun. A butterfly of the family Hesperidae; a skipper
HESPERIAN, noun. The Hesperian geological time period of Mars
HESPERIAN EPOCH, proper noun. The second of the three Martian geologic epochs, approximately from 3,500 million years ago to 1,800 million years ago, marked by lava flows, preceded by the Noachian epoch, and followed by the Amazonian epoch.

Dictionary definition

HESPERIAN, adjective. Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture".

Wise words

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