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Definition of Martian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants).

Definition of Martian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial.

2. n. An inhabitant of the planet Mars.

Definition of Martian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the planet Mars. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Martians. ¹

3. Noun. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mars. ¹

4. Adjective. (astronomy) (alternative capitalization of Martian), "of or pertaining to the planet Mars". ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Martian

1. a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martian

Literary usage of Martian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From India to the Planet Mars: A Study of a Case of Somnambulism with by Théodore Flournoy (1901)
"THE martian TEXTS It is not always easy to represent a language and its ... Happily the martian, in spite of its strange appearance and the fifty millions ..."

2. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"The annual delivery of reduced organic compounds to the martian surface, most of it due to ... Present data on martian organics come from two sources. ..."

3. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1882)
"S. martian, H. (ABOUT 300.) [Commemorated by the Greeks with special solemnity ... Anciently, S. martian was venerated at Constantinople in the Church of S. ..."

4. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"Nevertheless, terrestrial contamination still cannot be ruled out entirely.83 Perhaps the most famous martian meteorite is ALH 84001, which was reported to ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1918)
"Maude and Sylvester were the chief personalities in the martian matter. It is not possible at this date and with the apparent imperfections of the earlier ..."

6. Mars as the Abode of Life by Percival Lowell (1908)
"Water present in the martian atmosphere. presence of the other. ... We have now to see what proof there is that it still exists in the martian air. ..."

7. Mars and Its Canals by Percival Lowell (1906)
"At that time the martian season corresponded ... Eighteen martian days had since elapsed, and it was now January 16 there. The metamorphosis had taken place ..."

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