adjective
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of or relating to the earth; worldly; mundane
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rare of earth; earthy
noun
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a land
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a rare word for earth
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of terrene
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English from Latin terrēnus “pertaining to earth”; see terra
Vocabulary lists containing terrene
Example Sentences
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Blue-eyed Mrs. Slocum, president of Boat Transit Co., is no terrene "Tugboat Annie," does not drive a truck herself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The amœba is the connecting link which connects all terrene life with primitive bathybian protoplasm, and is, strictly speaking, a true hermaphrodite.
From Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire by Weir, James
Wherever men are, they must have a solid platform on which to stand; they must have a stable terrene whereon their food may grow, and this the Moon could supply.
From Are the Planets Inhabited? by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
By perfecting a method for changing matter from terrene to contraterrene, we have managed to bridge the million light years of space separating our worlds as we saw fit.
From Twelve Times Zero by Browne, Howard
He quaffs the wine of life, and quaffs his fill, And sees Creation through its mask terrene.
From Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems by Mackay, Eric
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