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terra
ter·ra [ térrə ] (plural ter·rae [ térree ])


noun 
Definition:
 
highland area of moon or planet: a light-colored highland or mountainous area of the Moon or of a planet
[Early 17th century. Directly or via Italian< Latin, "earth, land"]
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