antichthones

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antichthones - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antichthon \An*tich"thon\, n.; pl. Antichthones. [Gr. ?;
     'anti` against + ? the earth.]
     1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite
        side of the sun. --Grote.
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     2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell.
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