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autochthony

noun (rare; no plural used)

«autochthony» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The idea that a people has always lived in its own land, or that they came out of the earth there; a rare word from learned writing. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales and learned books, an old theory that the first people sprang from the soil of their own land.

Examples

  • The old theory of autochthony was dropped. tree →
  • Some tales say the first people came out of the earth, an idea called autochthony. tree →
  • Autochthony comes from Greek words meaning self and earth. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/autochthony/