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ctonic

ctonic is the rare spelling of chthonic.

Meaning of chthonic

Adjective

chthonic (not generally comparable, comparative more chthonic, superlative most chthonic)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Dwelling within the underworld.
    • The young pantheon had remanded their elders to the role of smouldering, chthonic gods; to inhabiting dark, deep places, hidden from mortal eyes and influence.
    Synonyms:
    chthonian

Questions about ctonic

What is ctonic the rare spelling of?
Ctonic is the rare spelling of chthonic.

Words near ctonic in the dictionary

  1. cTnI
  2. ctns
  3. CTO
  4. CTOL
  5. CTOLs
  6. ctonic
  7. ctor
  8. ctors
  9. CTOs
  10. CTOT
  11. CTP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ctonic (page history and authors); chthonic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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