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adjective
- 1. (of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.
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The meaning of AUTOCHTHONOUS is indigenous, native. How to use autochthonous in a sentence. Did you know?
Use the adjective autochthonous to say that something is native to an area. If kane toads originated in your area, then they’re an autochthonous species. The root of the word autochthonous traces back to the Greek word autokhthon, meaning literally “sprung from the land itself.”
3 meanings: 1. (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed → Compare allochthonous 2..... Click for more definitions.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective autochthonous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective autochthonous? How is the adjective autochthonous pronounced? Where does the adjective autochthonous come from?
Definition of autochthonous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Autochthonous refers to something that is native, indigenous, or originating from the place where it is found. It is used to describe plants, people, animals, or geological formations, among other things.
Originating or formed in the place where found; indigenous: autochthonous rocks; an autochthonous people; autochthonous folk tales. See Synonyms at native.
Oct 20, 2024 · "Forms or images of a collective nature which occur practically all over the earth as constituents of myths and at the same time as autochthonous, individual products of unconscious origin" (C. G. Jung, Psychology and Religion [Collected Works, vol. 11; New York and London, 1958], par. 88.)
Autochthonous definition: Originating or formed in the place where found; indigenous.
The meaning of AUTOCHTHON is one (such as a person, plant, or animal) that is autochthonous.
