Tellus

[ tel-uhs ]

/ ˈtɛl əs /

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noun Classical Mythology

an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaia.

Origin of Tellus

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin tellūs “earth, the earth”

Words nearby Tellus

tellurium, tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer, tellurous, Tellus, Tell, William, telly, telo-, telocentric, telodendron

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Example sentences from the Web for Tellus

The planet Tellus circled its sun some twenty hundred times.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
Solon at once answered that one Tellus, a fellow countryman of his own, was more happy.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)|Plutarch
It's a sweet system—we'll have to rig up one between Tellus and the moon.
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith
I am sure 98 Mars, Mercury, and Tellus are equally prone to this weakness.
Mountain Meditations|L. Lind-af-Hageby

As the travellers seated themselves beneath the shelter of the vines, Tellus asked, "What news from Athens?"
Philothea|Lydia Maria Child

British Dictionary definitions for Tellus

Tellus

/ (ˈtɛləs) /

noun

the Roman goddess of the earth; protectress of marriage, fertility, and the dead

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单词	tellus
释义	Tellus [ tel-uhs ] / ˈtɛl əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Tellus ON THESAURUS.COM noun Classical Mythology an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaia. Origin of Tellus First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin tellūs “earth, the earth” Words nearby Tellus tellurium, tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer, tellurous, Tellus, Tell, William, telly, telo-, telocentric, telodendron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tellus The planet Tellus circled its sun some twenty hundred times. Triplanetary\|Edward Elmer Smith Solon at once answered that one Tellus, a fellow countryman of his own, was more happy. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)\|Plutarch It's a sweet system—we'll have to rig up one between Tellus and the moon. Spacehounds of IPC\|Edward Elmer Smith I am sure 98 Mars, Mercury, and Tellus are equally prone to this weakness. Mountain Meditations\|L. Lind-af-Hageby As the travellers seated themselves beneath the shelter of the vines, Tellus asked, "What news from Athens?" Philothea\|Lydia Maria Child British Dictionary definitions for Tellus Tellus / (ˈtɛləs) / noun the Roman goddess of the earth; protectress of marriage, fertility, and the dead Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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