Terran
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- terran (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to the planet Earth," 1881, in science fiction writing, from Latin terra (see terrain). Also used as a noun meaning "inhabitant of the Earth" (1953). An earlier form, terrene was used in Middle English in sense of "belonging to this world, earthly, secular, temporal" (c. 1300), later, "of the Earth as a planet" (1630s).
Example
- 1. The space saga follows the terran story line as the terrans fight off attacks from the extraterrestrials trying to take over .
- 2. No , what made the forty-three-year-old former middleweight boxing champion of the terran naval academy hold the arms of his command chair in a white-knuckle grip wasn 't fear .
- 3. Yes , terran infantry currently have all abilities except the scv repair ability available for use while inside a bunker , including the use of nukes and drop pods .
- 4. The terran federation in starship troopers emerges after the world 's many democracies collapse into disarray in the 21st century , allowing a group of military vigilantes to establish a kind of global spartan republic .