Arean
/ˈeəɹiən/
Arean adjective: of or related to Ares, the Greek god of war, counterpart of the Roman Mars.
Adjective
Arean
- Of or related to Ares, the Greek god of war, counterpart of the Roman Mars.
- Near-synonym: Martian
- It is appealing to assume that the epigram was inspired by the statue itself. Probably the Arean weapons Aphrodite has donned include helmet, spear and shield but not the Apolline bow and arrow.1979, Karelisa Hartigan, The Poets and the Cities: Selections from the Anthology about Greek Cities, Hain, →ISBN, page 54
- Synonyms:
- Martian
- Synonym of Martian, of or related to the planet Mars.
- the temperature of the Arean climate, notwithstanding the greater distance of that planet from the Sun, is of the same order as the temperature of the terrestrial one1894 November 22, Giovanni Schiaparelli, “Schiaparelli on Mars”, in Nature, volume 51, number 1308, page 88
- Photographs by the robot vehicle showed a land unattractive by human standards; her instruments confirmed the thinness and unsuitability of Arean atmosphere to human life.1961, Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Martian, of or related to the planet Mars
Examples of Arean in a sentence
- In addition to his possible exploitation of the sexual reversal occasionally found in Arean cult, we also find1980, Carl Deroux, Studies in Latin literature and Roman history, volume 168, page 449:
- Ares is also associated with fire. [...] All the Arean desire [...]2007, Dagonet Dewr, Sacred Paths for Modern Men, page 63:
- So the British Arean Company had been formed, with suitably orchestrated media fanfare.2003 July, Kage Baker, “The Empress of Mars”, in Asimov's Science Fiction:
Synonyms of Arean
- Martian
- of or related to the planet Mars
Origin of Arean
From Ares + -an under influence of Ancient Greek άρεος (áreos) and άρειος (áreios, “Martian, martial”). Cf. Arian.
Phrases with Arean
Questions about Arean
- What does Arean mean?
- Arean means of or related to Ares, the Greek god of war, counterpart of the Roman Mars.
- How do you use Arean in a sentence?
- In addition to his possible exploitation of the sexual reversal occasionally found in Arean cult, we also find
- What part of speech is Arean?
- Arean is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Arean?
- Arean is pronounced /ˈeəɹiən/.
Words near Arean in the dictionary
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