Hadean
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Etymology[edit]
Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Hadean (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[edit]
pertaining to the geological eon
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Proper noun[edit]
Hadean
- (geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.
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Coordinate terms[edit]
- Archaean, Proterozoic - eons in Precambrian
Translations[edit]
Hadean eon
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