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martian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun martian has 1 sense
- martian(n = noun.person) - imaginary people who live on the planet Mars; is a kind of imaginary being, imaginary creature
Adjective martian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
martian, prop. a. [L. Martius.].
Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
martian, prop. n.
An inhabitant of the planet Mars; -- fictional or hypothetical. Du Maurier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
" In science fiction, it has often been postulated that there are intelligent creatures living on Mars, but no strong evidence of any form of life on Mars has been observed up to the end of 1998."
OXFORD DICTIONARY
martian, adj. & n.
--adj. of the planet Mars.
--n. a hypothetical inhabitant of Mars.
--adj. of the planet Mars.
--n. a hypothetical inhabitant of Mars.
Etymology
ME f. OF martien or L Martianus f. Mars: see MARS
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