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terra incognita

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ter⋅ra in⋅cog⋅ni⋅ta

  [ter-uh in-kog-ni-tuh, in-kog-nee-; Lat. ter-rah in-kawg-ni-tah] .
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–noun
an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
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terra in·cog·ni·ta   (ĭn'kŏg-nē'tə, -kŏg'nĭ-tə)   
n.   pl. terrae in·cog·ni·tae (ĭn'kŏg-nē'tē, -kŏg'nĭ-tē')

  1. An unknown land; an unexplored region: "a vast and virtually final terra incognita left to terrestrial explorers" (David F. Salisbury).

  2. A new or unexplored field of knowledge.


[New Latin : Latin terra, land + incognita, feminine of incognitus, unknown.]
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Word Origin & History

terra incognita 
"unknown or unexplored region," 1616, from L., lit. "unknown land," from terra (see terrain) + fem. of incognito (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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