Hadean

adj — 2 senses

Hadean

adj

/heɪˈdiːən/ · /ˈheɪ.diːən/

Etymology From Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hāídēs). By surface analysis, had- + -e- + -an.

1

Pertaining to Hades or hell.

  • No Ceres weeps at the Hadean gate!1902, Frederic Crowninshield, A Painter's Moods, page 49:
2

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Of or relating to the Hadean geological eon.

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