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terrenal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • tĕ-rēn′əl
  • tĕr′ēn-əl
  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɛˈɹiːn.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /teˈɹiːn.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹ.iːn.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈteɹ.iːn.əl/
  • Canada, General-American: /tɛˈɹin.əl/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈtɛɹ.in.əl/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /teˈɹiːn.əl/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈteɹ.iːn.əl/
  • Scotland: /tɛˈɹin.əl/
  • Scotland: /tɛˈɹin.ʌl/
  • Scotland: /ˈtɛɾ.in.əl/
  • Scotland: /ˈtɛɾ.in.ʌl/
  • India: /ʈɛ(ː)ˈɾiːn.al/
  • India: /ˈʈɛ(ː)ɾ.iːn.al/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːnəl
  • rhymes with -ɛɹiːnəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of terrene (“pertaining to earth or the material world”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: terrene

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin terrēnus + English -al.