Lutetian

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Lutetian

/luːˈtiːʃən/
/luːˈtiːʃi.ən/

Rhymes with -iːʃən, -iːʃiən

Where it comes from

From Lutetia + -an; geological sense coined by French geologist Albert de Lapparent in reference to the Paris Basin.

adjective more Lutetian · most Lutetian

Of or pertaining to ancient Lutetia. The activity of the Lutetian shippers and navigators covered the territory bathed by the Seine, the Marne, and the Oise, all of them quite navigable.
broadly, poetic Parisian. [...] not long before I took him to the Aerogare, he gave the last of his Lutetian homilies [...]
Of or pertaining to the Lutetian age. It is important to note that the Lutetian sediments occurring in the area under investigation were distinguished as limestone and flysch during previous studies also.

noun Lutetians

A native or inhabitant of Lutetia. It is possible that, when they left their islands, a justifiable concern for their own safety in wartime led the Lutetians to settle at the points that were least exposed to aggression.

proper noun

A subdivision of the Eocene epoch. There are good reasons for believing that the “Paniselian” is a local shallow-water representative of the lower part of the Lutetian.

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adj Translations

Português	luteciano
Français	lutécien

noun Translations

Français	Lutécien, Lutécienne

name Translations

Español	Luteciense
Português	Luteciano
Français	Lutétien
Deutsch	Lutetium
Italiano	Luteziano

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@misc{lutetian_2026,
  title = {Lutetian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lutetian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}