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
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
And is it not noteworthy that our life terrene at certain epochs seems to be made up wholly of these?
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
The object of the Lesser Mysteries was to signify occultly the condition of the impure soul invested with a terrene body and merged in a material nature.
From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Wright, Dudley
This settled first, it will be a question for consideration between herself and her terrene spouse whether they shall combine their several establishments, or agree to be divorced by death.
From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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