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terrain

Syllabification: (ter·rain)

Pronunciation: /təˈrān/

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Definition of terrain

noun

1a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features:they were delayed by rough terrain

2 Geologyvariant form of terrane.

Origin:

early 18th century (denoting part of the training ground in a riding school): from French, from a popular Latin variant of Latin terrenum, neuter of terrenus (see terrene)