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Copernican

The English word “Copernican” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) or one or more of his theories.

noun

  1. A supporter of the theories of Copernicus.

proper noun

  1. The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 1.1 billion years ago to the present day.

Etymology

From Copernicus + -an.

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