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an·tich·thon | \ anˈtikˌthän, -ˌthōn, -thən\
plural antichthones\ -thəˌnēz \
Definition of antichthon
1 : counterearth
2
[Latin antichthones, plural, from Greek, plural of antichthōn] obsolete : an inhabitant of the antipodes —usually used in plural
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