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—terrenely, adv./te reen", teuh-, ter"een/, adj.1. earthly; worldly.2. earthy.n.3. the earth.4. a land or region.[1300-50; ME < L terrenus pertaining to earth. See TERRA]
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terrene — [tə rēn′, ter′ēn΄] adj. [ME < L terrenus: see TERRAIN] 1. of earth; earthy 2. worldly; mundane n. 1. the earth 2. a land or territory … English World dictionary
terrene — adjective /tɛˈriːn/ pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial, worldly as opposed to heavenly , 1922: Arius, warring his life long upon the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father, and Valentine, spurning Christ’s terrene body, and the… … Wiktionary
terrene — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French terreine, terrin, Latin terrenus of earth, from terra earth Date: 14th century mundane, earthly II. noun Date: 1667 earth, terrain … New Collegiate Dictionary
