| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | chthon·ic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  th n  k |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also chtho·ni·an (th n - n) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Greek Mythology Of or relating to the underworld. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Greek khthonios, of the earth, from khthn, earth. See dhghem- in Appendix I.
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