Earthborn
[ә:θbɒ:n]
Definition
(adj.) connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; 'earthborn cares and pleasures' .
(adj.) springing from or born on the earth; 'earthborn beings' .
(adj.) of earthly origin (as mortals are); 'earthborn existence' .
Checker: Merle--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
(a.) Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.
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Examples
- This is a matter of secondary importance, like the principle of transposition which was intimated in the parable of the earthborn men. Plato. The Republic.
- Every Greek state had a myth respecting its own origin; the Platonic republic may also have a tale of earthborn men. Plato. The Republic.
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