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terrene
/təˈɹiːn/
adj 3noun 3
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1ADJ.
celestial
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to earth or the material world; earthly, terrestrial (as opposed to heavenly or marine).
God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene.
The common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience
2
Made of matter (as opposed to antimatter).
noun
1
The Earth's surface; the earth; the ground.
Tenfold the length of this terrene
noun
1
Dated form of tureen.
March 27, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu Esq. Execrable varnished pictures, chests, cabinets, commodes, tables, stands, boxes, riding on one another's backs, and loaded with terrenes, filligree, figures, and everything upon earth
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Synonyms
adjective — belonging to this earth or world
adjective — of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the s
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God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene.
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The common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience
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One had never thought of the sea as the great place of safety, but now it came over one that there is no place so safe from the land. When it does not give you trouble it takes it away—takes away lett
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Tenfold the length of this terrene
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March 27, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu Esq. Execrable varnished pictures, chests, cabinets, commodes, tables, stands, boxes, riding on one another's backs, and loaded with terrenes,
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