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Terran, a. and n. Science Fiction.|ˈtɛrən|
[f. L. terra earth + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the planet Earth or its inhabitants.
B. n. An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
[1881W. D. Hay Three Hundred Years Hence xi. 267 I am speaking of the Terrane Exodus and the Cities of the Sea.] 1953Cosmos Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Mag. Nov. 83 A chant rose to assail his ears, and the steady beat of a drum thundered in the Terran night. Ibid. 78 They set about the tremendous task of educating Martians and Terrans. 1960K. Amis New Maps of Hell (1961) ii. 63 Any Martian survey team would be well advised to read a sample of the stuff before reporting on Terran civilisation. 1962E. F. Russell Great Explosion i. 13 We shall face them and defeat them as Terrans always have done. 1969New Scientist 23 Jan. 191/3 Like our planet, we Terrans tend to be fat and slow or thin and quick. |