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Webster 1913 Edition

Terraqueous

Ter-ra′que-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
terra
the earth + E.
aqueous
.]
Consisting of land and water;
as, the earth is a
terraqueous
globe
.
Cudworth.
The grand
terraqueous
spectacle
From center to circumference unveiled.
Wordsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Terraqueous

TERRA'QUEOUS

,
Adj.
[L. terra, earth, and aqua, water.] Consisting of land and water, as the globe or earth. This epithet is given to the earth in regard to the surface, of which more than three fifths consist of water, and the remainder of earth or solid materials.

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