Hadean

English

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Etymology

From Hades +‎ -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heɪˈdiːən/, /ˈheɪ.diːən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːən, -eɪdiən

Proper noun

Hadean

  1. (geology) The Hadean eon; part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago.

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Adjective

Hadean (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to Hades or hell.
    • 1902, Frederic Crowninshield, A Painter's Moods, page 49:
      No Ceres weeps at the Hadean gate!
  2. (geology) Of or relating to the Hadean geological eon.

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See also

  • Appendix:Geologic timescale

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