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Copernican

Copernican adjective: of or pertaining to Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or one or more of his theories.

Adjective

Copernican (comparative more Copernican, superlative most Copernican)

  1. Of or pertaining to Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or one or more of his theories.

Noun

Copernican (plural Copernicans)

  1. A supporter of the theories of Copernicus.

Proper noun

Copernican

  1. The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 1.1 billion years ago to the present day.

Forms of Copernican

Adjective
comparativemore Copernican
superlativemost Copernican
Noun
pluralCopernicans

Origin of Copernican

From Copernicus + -an.

Words formed from Copernican

Questions about Copernican

What does Copernican mean?
Copernican means of or pertaining to Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or one or more of his theories.
What part of speech is Copernican?
Copernican can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Copernican in the dictionary

  1. coperformer
  2. coperformers
  3. coperforming
  4. coperforms
  5. copering
  6. Copernican
  7. Copernican model
  8. Copernican principle
  9. Copernican Revolution
  10. Copernican system
  11. Copernican time principle

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