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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Terra

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtɛ.ʁɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Earth/ɜːrθ/
nounverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #350 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A preservação da Terra é responsabilidade de todos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The planet on which we live; the third planet in order from the sun.

    "Life on Earth depends heavily on the presence of liquid water and a breathable atmosphere."
  2. 2

    The soft, granular material in which plants grow; soil or ground.

    "He dug his bare hands into the rich earth to plant the young saplings."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'eorþe', meaning ground, soil, dry land, or the material world. It traces back to Proto-Germanic '*erþō' and shares roots with various Germanic languages denoting dirt and soil, eventually expanding to mean the entire planet.

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