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chthonic

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chthon·ic  (thnk) also chtho·ni·an (thn-n)
adj. Greek Mythology
Of or relating to the underworld.
[From Greek khthonios, of the earth, from khthn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
chthonic, chthonian
having to do with the underworld.
See also: Earth
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Adj.1.chthonic - dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
chthonian, nether
infernal - being of the underworld; "infernal regions"
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