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Definition of "terra" []

  • A rough upland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "terra" in a sentence
  • "Sed vide ne forte terra, quae eft infra abyflum, appenfafit fuper nihilum; ea autem, quae eft fupra abyflum, terra* '"
  • "The term terra preta refers to rich black soils found in the Amazon."
  • "Dóminus consérvet eum, et vivíficet eum, et beátum fáciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in ánimam inimicórum ejus."