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The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
The planet Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literary, uncountable
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noun
The material world as opposed to the heavens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terrabor. English terra Borrowed from Latin terra.
Across languages
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