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terr
(TER)earth or land
Latin for earth or land. Territory is a piece of land; terrestrial means earth-based.
rootLatin
Earth, water, skyExample words
territory
an area of land
terrain
the surface of a piece of land
extraterrestrial
from beyond the earth
subterranean
under the ground
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Related roots
Earth, water, sky. Roots about the natural world: land, water, stars, and sky.
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