Terrene

//təˈɹiːn// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Earth's surface; the earth; the ground. poetic

    "Tenfold the length of this terrene"

  2. 2
    Dated form of tureen. alt-of, dated

    "March 27, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu Esq. Execrable varnished pictures, chests, cabinets, commodes, tables, stands, boxes, riding on one another's backs, and loaded with terrenes, filligree, figures, and everything upon earth"

  3. 3
    Synonym of Terran (“an inhabitant of Earth; an earthling”).
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to earth or the material world; earthly, terrestrial (as opposed to heavenly or marine).

    "God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene."

  2. 2
    Synonym of Terran (“of Earth; of terrestrial origin”). not-comparable
  3. 3
    Made of matter (as opposed to antimatter).
Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
earthearthboundearthlyearthymundanemundane

Example

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"God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English terrene, from Anglo-Norman terriene, feminine of terrien, from Latin terrēnus, from terra (“earth”).

Etymology 2

See terrene.

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Terrene Seasalino-terrene

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