name, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface. countable, literary, uncountable
2. 2
   The material world as opposed to the heavens. archaic, countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea. Roman
2. 2
   The planet Earth.
3. 3
   A female given name.

Synonyms

All synonyms

mother earthacresalluviumbiosphereclayclod

Example

More examples

"By 2100, a base on the moon became firmly established, whilst the economy on Terra improved."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin terra.

Etymology 2

From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).

Related phrases

given nameinterpretatio graeca

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