Hesperian en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin Hesperius + -ian.
Meanings
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Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets
1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 630-632:
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Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs
Always the same old taste, just new injury / Well, I'll wear the claws if you'd like that / Yeah, if you'd like that, we can ride on a black horse / A great new wave Hesperian death horse / I can call you when I get back / Yeah, when I get back I will call
2003, “When Girls Telephone Boys”, in Chino Moreno (lyrics), Deftones, performed by Deftones:
- Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Hesperian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Hesperian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |