antichthon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.

Word forms

antichthon antichthons

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντίχθων (antíkhthōn), from ἀντί (antí, “against, opposite”) + χθών (khthṓn, “Earth”).

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