terrace
[ ter-uhs ]
/ ˈtɛr əs /
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noun
verb (used with or without object), ter·raced, ter·rac·ing.
to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.
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Origin of terrace
OTHER WORDS FROM terrace
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British Dictionary definitions for terrace
terrace
/ (ˈtɛrəs) /
noun
verb
(tr) to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces
Derived forms of terrace
terraceless, adjectiveWord Origin for terrace
C16: from Old French terrasse, from Old Provençal terrassa pile of earth, from terra earth, from Latin
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Medical definitions for terrace
terrace
[ tĕr′ĭs ]
v.
To suture in several rows, as when closing a wound through a considerable thickness of tissue.
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