Terran
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See also: terran
English
[edit]Etymology
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]Terran (not comparable)
- (chiefly science fiction) Of Earth; of terrestrial origin.
Noun
[edit]Terran (plural Terrans)
- (chiefly science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth; an earthling, especially a human.
- 1966, Philip K. Dick, Now Wait for Last Year:
- The magazines, in the nearby rack, were in English. And on their covers, laughing Terrans.
Synonyms
[edit]- Earthican (jocular), Earthling, Tellurian, see also Thesaurus:Earthling
Antonyms
[edit]- alien, extraterrestrial, see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Hypernyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]inhabitant of the Earth — see Earthling
Proper noun
[edit]Terran
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-
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