terrene

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English terrene, from Anglo-Norman terriene, feminine of terrien, from Latin terrēnus, from terra (“earth”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /təˈɹiːn/, /tɛˈɹiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn ==== Adjective ==== terrene (comparative more terrene, superlative most terrene) Pertaining to earth or the material world; earthly, terrestrial (as opposed to heavenly or marine). (science fiction) Made of matter (as opposed to antimatter). Antonym: contraterrene ===== Derived terms ===== salino-terrene subterrene superterrene ==== Noun ==== terrene (poetic) The Earth's surface; the earth; the ground. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== terrene (plural terrenes) Dated form of tureen. March 27, 1760, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu Esq. Execrable varnished pictures, chests, cabinets, commodes, tables, stands, boxes, riding on one another's backs, and loaded with terrenes, filligree, figures, and everything upon earth === References === “terrene, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “terrene, adj. 2”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. === Anagrams === re-entre, reenter, reentre, enterer, re-enter, reënter, Treneer, terreen == Italian == === Adjective === terrene f pl feminine plural of terreno === Anagrams === rentrée == Latin == === Adjective === terrēne vocative masculine singular of terrēnus