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ter⋅rene

[te-reen, tuh-, ter-een]
–adjective
1. earthly; worldly.
2. earthy.
–noun
3. the earth.
4. a land or region.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < L terrēnus pertaining to earth. See terra


ter⋅rene⋅ly, adverb
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ter·rene   (tě-rēn', těr'ēn')   
adj.  Of or relating to the earth; earthly.

[Middle English, from Latin terrēnus, from terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]
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