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Terra
name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea. Roman
- 2 The planet Earth.
- 3 A female given name.
Noun
- 1 Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface. countable, literary, uncountable
- 2 The material world as opposed to the heavens. archaic, countable, uncountable
- 3 A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra. countable, uncountable
- 4 A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin terra.
Etymology 2
From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).
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