Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: terrene – test
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terrene, adj. [L. 'earth'.]
- Earthly; worldly; of this world.
- Pertaining to land; related to the ground; stemming from the earth.
terrestial, adj. [variant spelling; see terrestrial, adj.]
terrestrial, adj. [L. terrestri < terra, the earth.]
- Earthly; pertaining to the third planet from the sun.
- Mortal; human; worldly.
- Round; globe-like; shaped like the earth.
terrible (-r), adj. [Fr. 'to frighten'.]
Horrible; frightful; dreadful; awful; frightening.
terrible (-r), adv. [see terrible, adj.]
Horribly; dreadfully.
territory (-ies), n. [L. 'the land round a town, a domain, district, territory'.]
- Domain; area inhabited by an animal.
- Place; site; location; area of land or sky.
- Land; ground gained or lost during warfare.
terror (-'s), n. [ME < L. 'to frighten'.]
- Extreme fright; paralyzing fear.
- Burden.
terse, adj. [L. 'clean; to wipe'.]
Strict; regimented in character.
terse, adv. [see terse, adj.]
Brief; clipped; crisp; curt; concise; curtailed; with strength and steadiness.
test, n. [OFr < L. 'a pot'.]
- Trial; evaluation; examination; means of determining quality; method of evaluating completeness.
- Opposition; basis for comparison.
- Judgment; assessment; deciding factor.
- Experiment; evidence; determination; ascertaining; finding a conclusion.
- Critique; standard of worthiness.