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ter|rae fi|li|us — «TEHR ee FIHL ee uhs», plural ter|rae fi|li|i «TEHR ee FIHL ee y». 1. a student at Oxford University formerly appointed to make jesting satirical speeches. 2. Archaic. a person of obscure birth or low origin. ╂[< Latin terrae fīlius a son of… … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
Ter|ra — «TEHR uh», noun, plural ter|rae. 1. the earth. 2. earth; soil. 3. any part of the lunar surface that is not one of the maria: »The terrae [consist] of a complex arrangement of level plains, gently rolling to rugged hills, and large craters (N. J … Useful english dictionary
ter|ra — «TEHR uh», noun, plural ter|rae. 1. the earth. 2. earth; soil. 3. any part of the lunar surface that is not one of the maria: »The terrae [consist] of a complex arrangement of level plains, gently rolling to rugged hills, and large craters (N. J … Useful english dictionary
ter|ra in|cog|ni|ta — «TEHR uh ihn KOG nuh tuh», plural ter|rae in|cog|ni|tae «TEHR ee ihn KOG nuh tee». an unknown or unexplored region: »Missionaries, entrepreneurs, a trickle of tourists,…except for these, Asia remained terra incognita (Arthur Goodfriend).… … Useful english dictionary
ter|ra Ja|pon|i|ca — «TEHR uh juh PON uh kuh», plural ter|rae Ja|pon|i|cae «TEHR ee juh PON uh see». 1. = gambier. (Cf. ↑gambier) 2. = catechu. (Cf. ↑catechu) ╂[< New Latin … Useful english dictionary
rae — aca·lyp·te·rae; ac·rae·i·nae; ca·ly·coph·o·rae; ca·lyp·te·rae; chi·mae·rae; cte·noph·o·rae; fe·rae; fruc·tiv·o·rae; glu·mi·flo·rae; in·sec·tiv·o·rae; lil·i·i·flo·rae; lit·te·rae; ma·rae; me·nu·rae; mith·rae·um; mu·rae·na; mu·rae·ni·dae;… … English syllables
terrae — ter·rae … English syllables
terrae — ter·rae (tĕrʹē) n. Plural of terra. * * * … Universalium
terra incognita — ter•ra in•cog•ni•ta [[t]ˈtɛr ə ɪnˈkɒg nɪ tə, ˌɪn kɒgˈni [/t]] n. pl. ter•rae in•cog•ni•tae [[t]ˈtɛr aɪ ɪnˈkɒg nɪˌtaɪ, ˌɪn kɒgˈni taɪ[/t]] fot an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject • Etymology: 1610–20; < L: unknown land … From formal English to slang
