Hesperian

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western

    "the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs

    "Always the same old taste, just new injury / Well, I'll wear the claws if you'd like that / Yeah, if you'd like that, we can ride on a black horse / A great new wave Hesperian death horse / I can call you when I get back / Yeah, when I get back I will call"

  4. 4
    Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
Adjective
  1. 1
    denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of the western lands

    "Our wild Hesperians humanize at last"

  2. 2
    The Hesperian geological time period of Mars

Synonyms

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hesperiidhesperiidoccidentaloccidental

Example

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"the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Hesperius + -ian.

Etymology 2

Hesperia + -an

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