What does mediterraneous mean?
Mediterraneous means (obsolete) inland.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) inland.
[S]urely the concretion is minerall, according as is delivered by Boetius; for either it is found in mountaines and mediterraneous parts, and ſo it is a fat and unctuous ſublimation in the earth concreted and fixed by ſalt and nitrous ſpirits wherewith it meeteth; […]
[W]e have taken a much leſs height of the Mountains than is requiſite, if we reſpect the Mediterraneous Mountains, or thoſe that are at a great diſtance from the Sea; […]
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Mediterraneous means (obsolete) inland.
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[S]urely the concretion is minerall, according as is delivered by Boetius; for either it is found in mountaines and mediterraneous parts, and ſo it is a fat and unctuous ſublimation in the earth concreted and fixed by ſalt and nitrous ſpirits wherewith it meeteth; […]
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