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terrene
[ te-reen, tuh-, ter-een ]
/ tɛˈrin, tə-, ˈtɛr in /
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adjective
earthly; worldly.
noun
the earth.
a land or region.
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Origin of terrene
1300–50; Middle English <Latin terrēnus pertaining to earth. See terra
OTHER WORDS FROM terrene
ter·rene·ly, adverbWords nearby terrene
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British Dictionary definitions for terrene
terrene
/ (tɛˈriːn) /
adjective
of or relating to the earth; worldly; mundane
rare of earth; earthy
noun
a land
a rare word for earth
Derived forms of terrene
terrenely, adverbWord Origin for terrene
C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Latin terrēnus, from terra earth
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