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Terran

adj
/ˈtɛ.ɹən/UK

Etymology

From Terra + -an.

  1. borrowed from terra
  2. suffixed as terran — “Terra + an”

Definitions

  1. Of Earth

    Of Earth; of terrestrial origin.

  2. An inhabitant of Earth

    An inhabitant of Earth; an earthling, especially a human.

    • The magazines, in the nearby rack, were in English. And on their covers, laughing Terrans.

  3. A hypothetical language spoken throughout all of Earth.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative letter-case form of Terran (“of or from Earth

      Alternative letter-case form of Terran (“of or from Earth; terrestrial”).

      • […] dinitrogen does not have properties that would be considered as suitable for life from a terran perspective (Table 7.2).
      • Like most “fish” native to Safehold, it has a very long, sinuous body but the head does resemble a terran hake or cod, with a hooked jaw.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Terran. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA