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on terra firma


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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ter•ra  (ter′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foreign Termsearth;
    land.
  • Latin
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
terra / ˈtɛrə/
  1. (in legal contexts) earth or land
Etymology: from Latin

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