Pa|ter Pa|tri|ae

Pa|ter Pa|tri|ae
Pa|ter Pa|tri|ae «PAY tuhr PAY tree ee»,
Latin. father of his country (applied originally as an epithet to Cicero after his suppression in 63 B.C. of the conspiracy of Catiline against the republic).

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  • ter|res|tri|al — «tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the earth, not of the heavens; having to do with the earth: »this terrestrial globe. 2. of the land, not water: »Islands and continents make up the terrestrial parts of the earth. 3. living on the …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|ter|res|tri|al — «EHKS tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. = extraterrestrial. (Cf. ↑extraterrestrial) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|ter|res|tri|al — «SUHB tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. underground; subterranean …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex´tra|ter|res´tri|al|ly — ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al — «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the possibility of contact… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cir|cum|ter|res|tri|al — «SUR kuhm tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. surrounding or revolving about the earth: »circumterrestrial space, a circumterrestrial satellite …   Useful english dictionary

  • flu|vi|o|ter|res|tri|al — «FLOO vee oh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. having to do with the land surface of the earth a its fresh waters …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|ter|res|tri|al — «SEHM ee tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. partly terrestrial: »Gorillas, equally semiterrestrial... (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|ter|res|tri|al — «SOO puhr tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. = superterranean. (Cf. ↑superterranean) …   Useful english dictionary

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