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martian | martin |

As an adjective martian

is (astronomy) , "of or pertaining to the planet mars".

As a noun martin is

house martin.

martian

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars; aggressive, bellicose.
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to war or battle; military.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.5:
  • The judges, which thereto selected were, / Into the Martian field adowne descended / To deeme this doutfull case, for which they all contended.
  • Of or relating to the planet Mars or its imagined inhabitants.
  • * 2004 , Mark Pilkington, The Guardian , 8 Jan 2004:
  • She claimed her astral body was transported to the planet, so she was able to draw detailed Martian landscapes and to speak and write its language.

    Derived terms

    * Martianism * Martian poetry * Martian blueberry * Martian spherule

    Noun

    (wikipedia Martian) (en noun)
  • (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mars.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-24, volume=408, issue=8850, magazine=(The Economist), author=Bagehot
  • , title= Go away, we need you , passage=A Martian' who landed in Britain in the past few weeks—assuming he managed to get a visa—would take it for a place that dislikes visitors.

    Synonyms

    *

    See also

    * little green man * Venusian * Terran * Jovian

    Anagrams

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    martin

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) martin (French martinet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
  • Derived terms
    * house martin * martinet (bird) * sand martin

    See also

    * * — Wikipedia disambiguation page, a list of topics referred to as "Martin"

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
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