Definition of Martian

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Mar·tian

(mär

n) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants.

NOUN:

A hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mars, especially as a stock fictional character.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English marcien, from Latin Mrtius, from Mrs, Mrt-, Mars

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