terrain

/təˈeɪn/tur-AYN

/tɚˈeɪn/tur-AYN

Meaningland

Common meaning: ground and its features

terrearth, landLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1860 · scan
ainnoun ending: a stretch or tract of

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

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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

inter terrestrial terrier territory

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