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   Tar·tar·e·an

   /ˌtärˈterēən/

   

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   • 1. relating to or characteristic of Tartarus; hellish and infernal: "Tartarean punishments"

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   What does tartare mean?

   • Tartare + -an, from Latin Tartare (“of Tartarus”) Tartarean ( comparative more Tartarean, superlative most Tartarean) Of or relating to Tartarus. Tartarean (plural Tartareans) A native or inhabitant of Tartarus. A native or inhabitant of Tartary.

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   What does Tartarean mean?

   • acceptable or legitimate. sleepy; drowsy. pleasing to the taste; palatable. Their Tartarean situation might by some have been called an imprudent one for two unattended women. Tartarean regions have no worse woes, nor the Hell of Christians, than memory inflicts upon those who have done evil.

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   What does Tartarian mean?

   • Tartary, a historic name for much of Central and Northern Asia Tatar languages (disambiguation), several Turkic (languages with the name This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tartarian. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

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   When was tartare first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun tartare is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for tartare is from 1876, in the writing of M. F. Henderson. tartare is formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: tartare sauce n.; à la Tartare adj.

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   Tartarean definition: of or relating to Tartarus; infernal.. See examples of TARTAREAN used in a sentence.

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   May 31, 2024 · Tartarean in British English. (tɑːˈtɛərɪən , -ˈtɑːrɪ- ) adjective. literary. of or relating to Tartarus; infernal. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective Tartarean. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   TARTAROS (Tartarus) was the great pit beneath the earth in the oldest of the Greek cosmogonies. The universe was envisaged as great sphere--or egg-shaped ovoid--with the solid dome of the sky forming the upper half and the inverse dome of the pit of Tartaros the lower.

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   OED's earliest evidence for tartare is from 1876, in the writing of M. F. Henderson. tartare is formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: tartare sauce n.; à la Tartare adj. See etymology.

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   Define Tartarean. Tartarean synonyms, Tartarean pronunciation, Tartarean translation, English dictionary definition of Tartarean. n. 1. Greek Mythology The abysmal regions below Hades where the Titans were confined. 2. An infernal region; hell. Tar·tar′e·an adj. American Heritage®...

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   tartarean: Of or pertaining to Tartarus.