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Word of the Day – Chthonic

By November 28, 2019Word of the Day

Chthonic (adj)

k-thon-ik

Relating to or inhabiting the underworld.

Late 19th century from Greek khthōn ‘earth’ + -ic.

Example sentences

“I heard the island people worshipped a chthonic diety.”

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