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De - Pt| English Dictionary: autochthon | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Autochthon \Au*toch"thon\, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L. {Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. [?], pl. [?], from the land itself; a'yto`s self + [?] earth, land.] 1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians. 2. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin. | |
