Terran
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈtɛrən/
- Jargon
:
terrícola
- Long story short, I've been periodically pranking Terran for one year, basically since the year last year.
Examples
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Thanks to our special guest who joined us, John and Nick and Terran was here too and we will see you again next week.
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We break net now to take you live to terran command where Sky Marshal Omar Anoke will address the Federation on the Roku San crisis.
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Commander terran.
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"One hundred and three terran hours ago, counting back from this moment, the solar neutrino flux stopped for several hours.
Fiction book (2000) -
Admiral Enolo Phid, Division Chief, Fleet Intelligence, voiced another concern today from her headquarters at terran command.
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Even his nonwork life was becoming more and more of a drudge, conforming to Sandy's notions of "terran" living, cluttering their apartment with origami crap and his life with stupid ideas.
Fiction book (1990) -
Terrans newly off the shuttle rarely come to this part of Armstrong; the high-speed trains don't run here, and the unpaved streets strike most Terrans as unsanitary, which they probably are.
Fiction book (2000) -
In many science fiction stories, Terrans are depicted as the only sentient beings in the galaxy.
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After exploring the alien colony, the Terrans were eager to share their findings with others on Earth.
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The documentary portrayed the struggles faced by Terrans living on a foreign planet.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who lives on the planet Earth
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9.7
A person who lives on Earth, not on another planet
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8.6
A person from planet Earth, often used as a contrast with aliens
Surface Forms
Morphology
Terran = terra (transparent) = terra + an
Derived by adding the adjectival/noun-forming suffix '-an' to 'terra' to denote a person or being from Earth; the relation is direct.
Etymology
Terran as a noun comes from terra 'earth' and simply means 'a person from Earth', like calling someone a 'Martian' for Mars. That's why in stories a Terran is an Earth inhabitant.