Hesperian Definition

hĕ-spîrē-ən
adjective
Of Hesperia.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the west.
American Heritage
Western; occidental.
Webster's New World
Of the Hesperides.
Webster's New World

Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
An inhabitant of the western lands.
Wiktionary

A butterfly of the family Hesperidae; a skipper.

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The Hesperian geological time period of Mars.

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Other Word Forms of Hesperian

Noun

Singular:
Hesperian
Plural:
hesperians

Origin of Hesperian

  • From Latin Hesperius from Greek hesperios of the evening, western from hesperos evening wes-pero- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin Hesperius +‎ -ian

    From Wiktionary

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