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earth bound

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earth⋅bound

1[urth-bound]
–adjective
1. firmly set in or attached to the earth.
2. limited to the earth or its surface.
3. having only earthly interests.
4. lacking in imagination or sophistication: earthbound prose.
Also, earth-bound.


Origin:
1595–1605; earth + -bound 1

earth⋅bound

2[urth-bound]
–adjective
headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
Also, earth-bound.


Origin:
1930–35; earth + -bound 2
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