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Copernican

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From Copernicus + -an.

adjective more Copernican · most Copernican

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

noun Copernicans

  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.

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adj pertaining to Nicolaus Copernicus

中文哥白尼的 Gēbáiní de

adj pertaining to his theories

中文哥白尼學說的 /哥白尼学说的 Gēbáiní xuéshuō de
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"Copernican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/copernican. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Copernican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/copernican.

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@misc{copernican_2026,
  title = {Copernican},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copernican},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}