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
Apollion: I have, Lord Belzebub, The low terrene observed with keenest eye.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel
The earliest terrene object which we behold is a light-house some sixty miles out at sea, whose occupants, we hope, are not resolutely bent upon social enjoyment.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
When the contraterrene lead atoms met the terrene lead atoms, mutual annihilation resulted, giving us pure energy.
From Islands of Space by John Wood Campbell
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 Eric Mackay
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