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Lutetian

/luːˈtiːʃən/

Lutetian adjective: of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia.

Adjective

Lutetian (comparative more Lutetian, superlative most Lutetian)

  1. Of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia.
    • The activity of the Lutetian shippers and navigators covered the territory bathed by the Seine, the Marne, and the Oise, all of them quite navigable.2018, William Walton, Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, volume 1
  2. (broadly, poetic) Parisian.
    • [...] not long before I took him to the Aerogare, he gave the last of his Lutetian homilies [...]1989, Richard Howard, No Traveller, page 21
  3. Of or pertaining to the Lutetian age.
    • It is important to note that the Lutetian sediments occurring in the area under investigation were distinguished as limestone and flysch during previous studies also.1971, Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute of Turkey

Noun

Lutetian (plural Lutetians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lutetia.
    • It is possible that, when they left their islands, a justifiable concern for their own safety in wartime led the Lutetians to settle at the points that were least exposed to aggression.1964, Marcel Brion, Paris in Color, page 56

Proper noun

Lutetian

  1. A subdivision of the Eocene epoch.
    • There are good reasons for believing that the “Paniselian” is a local shallow-water representative of the lower part of the Lutetian.1921, Henry Woodward, Geological Magazine, volume 58, page 198

Lutetian meaning in Marathi

Lutetian in Marathi

Translations
लुटेशियन luṭeśiyan

Forms of Lutetian

Adjective
comparativemore Lutetian
superlativemost Lutetian
Noun
pluralLutetians

Origin of Lutetian

From Lutetia + -an; geological sense coined by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in reference to the Paris Basin.

Words that rhyme with Lutetian

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Questions about Lutetian

What does Lutetian mean?
Lutetian means of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia.
What is Lutetian in Marathi?
Lutetian in Marathi is लुटेशियन (luṭeśiyan). See Lutetian meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Lutetian?
Lutetian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lutetian?
Lutetian is pronounced /luːˈtiːʃən/.

Words near Lutetian in the dictionary

  1. lutestring
  2. lutestrings
  3. lutetate
  4. lutetates
  5. Lutetia
  6. Lutetian
  7. Lutetians
  8. lutetium
  9. lutetium oxide
  10. lutetium oxides
  11. luteum

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