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terrestrial

/təˈestɹiəl/tur-EH-stree-uhl
/tɚˈɛstɹiəl/tur-EH-stree-uhl

Meaningof the earth

Common meaning: of the earth or land

Journey through time

  1. Latinterra‘earth, land’
  2. Englishterrestrial‘of the earth or land’ · today

terr also in: terrainterritory

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin terra ‘earth, land’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry terra, p. 632 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TERRIER, p. 632 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • terra Latin “earth, land”

Related words

terrainterrierterritory

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