Hadean meaning

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Hadean (adjective): of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.

Hadean has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

Hadean as an adjective

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

    Synonyms: Plutonian, Tartarean

    Similar: infernal

    Related forms: Hades

Hadean as a noun

  1. the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life

    Synonyms: Hadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeon

    Type of: eon

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