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/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/
Translation
ground, land, pitch
Word origin
From Latin terrenum ('ground, land'), from terra ('earth'). The same root gives terrain, terrestrial and territory.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terrenum
- English cognates
- terrain, terrestrial, territory
Grammar
Examples
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They bought a plot of land to build a house on.
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The players walked onto the pitch in front of the crowd.
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We need to study the ground before making a decision.
au .
The children are playing football on the local pitch.
au .
My uncle has bought a plot of land by the river.
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