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terrestrial
adjective
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
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təˈɹɛstɹi.əl
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adjective
Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; - L.C.Eiseley
“Planetary rumblings and eructations”
adjective
Operating or living or growing on land
adjective
Concerned with the world or worldly matters
“Mundane affairs”
adjective
Of this earth
“Transcendental motives for sublunary actions”
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Planetary rumblings and eructations
The planetary tilt
This terrestrial ball
Mundane affairs
He developed an immense terrestrial practicality
Transcendental motives for sublunary actions
Fleeting sublunary pleasures
The nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball
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