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terrene

[ te-reen, tuh-, ter-een ]

noun

  1. the earth.
  2. a land or region.

terrene

/ ɛˈː /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the earth; worldly; mundane
  2. rare.
    of earth; earthy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a land
  2. a rare word for earth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٱˈԱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٱ·Աl adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrene1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English from Latin ٱŧԳܲ “pertaining to earth”; terra
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrene1

C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Latin ٱŧԳܲ, from terra earth
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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.

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Sometimes these angels are vested in terrene habiliments, as in the annexed cut, from a drawing of a sculptured stone among the ruins of Robertsbridge Abbey.

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It assumes a subliminal self, with unknown faculties, originated in some unknown way, and not merely by contact with the needs which the terrene organism has had to meet.

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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.

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There are terrene spirits of the lowest order, who in a certain terrene place are subject to the power of evil demons.

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