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Plural of terra

regular plural

The plural of terra is terras or terrae.

Forms of terra

Singularterra /ˈtɛɹə/
Pluralterras
terrae
Countablecountable and uncountable

Meaning of terra

  1. noun Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
  2. noun The material world as opposed to the heavens.
  3. noun A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.

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Questions about the plural of terra

What is the plural of terra?
The plural of terra is terras or terrae.
Which is correct, terras or terrae?
Both are used. terras is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is terra countable?
Terra is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: terra (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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