chthonic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkθɒnɪk/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈθɑnɪk/

Adjective

chthonic (not comparable)

1. Dwelling within or under the earth. [from late 18th c.]

   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.

Related terms

• Chthonia
• chthonian
• cthonic

Translations

• French: chthonien
• German: chthonisch
• Portuguese: ctónio (Portugal), ctônio (Brazil), ctónico (Portugal), ctônico (Brazil)

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