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Hadean

name
/heɪˈdiːən/

Etymology

From Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs). By surface analysis, had- + -e- + -an.

  1. learned borrowing from ᾍδης
  2. suffixed as hadean — “Hades + an”

Definitions

  1. The Hadean eon

    The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.

  2. Pertaining to Hades or hell.

    • No Ceres weeps at the Hadean gate!

  3. Of or relating to the Hadean geological eon.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Hadean. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA