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Synonyms for autochthonic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : aw-tok-thuh-nuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈtɒk θə nəs



Définition of autochthonic

Origin :
  • 1827, from autochthon + -ic.
  • adj indigenous
Example sentences :
  • The former are autochthonic parasites, the others are foreigners.
  • Extract from : « Animal Parasites and Messmates » by P. J. Van Beneden
  • Treating as an error the tradition of their vagrant character, he conceives them to be generally and above all autochthonic.
  • Extract from : « Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 » by W. E. Gladstone
  • It is an important one: it is our first really national period, all-American, autochthonic.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Literature Since 1870 » by Fred Lewis Pattee
  • From this invisible ground-plan rose something absolutely original and autochthonic.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of Love » by Emil Lucka
  • The dance is the primordial, autochthonic form of music; its foundation so to speak.
  • Extract from : « Beethoven » by George Alexander Fischer

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