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  - terpene
  - terpsichorean
  - terra firma
  - terra incognita
  - terra sigillata
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  - terracotta
  - terraform
  - terrain
  - terrain park
  - terramare
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  - terrapin
  - terraqueous
  - terrarium
  - terrazzo
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  - terrene
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terrain

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
terrain /tɛˈreɪn/

▶noun a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.

– origin C18: from Fr., from a pop. L. var. of L. terrenum, neut. of terrenus (see terrene).

'terrain' also found in these Oxford entries:

all-terrain vehicle - ATB - ATV - autocross - dirt bike - enduro - fartlek - jungle - mountain bike - navigate - neck - off-road - pioneer - rally - rallycross - rover - scramble - terrain park - terrane - trail bike - yomp

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