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[ ter-ey-kwee-uhs, -ak-wee- ] / tɛrˈeɪ kwi əs, -ˈæk wi- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR terraqueous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconsisting of land and water, as the earth. Origin of terraqueousFirst recorded in 1650–60; terr(a) + aqueous OTHER WORDS FROM terraqueoussub·ter·ra·que·ous, adjectiveWords nearby terraqueousterramara, Terra Mater, Terramycin, terrane, terrapin, terraqueous, terrarium, terra sigillata, terra verde, terrazzo, Terre Adélie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terraqueousShe was constructed to revolve like the terraqueous globe; some part or other of her was always out of sight or in shadow. The Tragic Muse|Henry James Day is perpetually dawning, and night commencing to some or other of the inhabitants of the terraqueous ball without intermission. Reason, The Only Oracle of Man|Ethan Allen He set it down that the earth was a terraqueous globe, which might be travelled round. The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various He quietly lifts his pilgrim-staff, and begins a perambulation and circumambulation of the terraqueous globe. The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index|Various
Words related to terraqueousterrestrial, mundane, temporal, worldly, carnal, physical, secular, material, terrene, human, mortal, telluric, tellurian, corporeal, earthbound, earthen, earthy, global, profane, alluvial |