EARTHBORN

earthborn

(adjective) connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; “earthborn cares and pleasures”

earthborn

(adjective) springing from or born on the earth; “earthborn beings”

earthborn

(adjective) of earthly origin (as mortals are); “earthborn existence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

earthborn (not comparable)

Born or produced on the planet Earth.

Anagrams

• abhorrent

Source: Wiktionary


Earth"born`, a.

1. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human. Some earthborn giant. Milton.

2. Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. All earthborn cares are wrong. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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