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English Dictionary: terrane by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrane \Ter"rane\, n. (Geog.)
      A region or limited area considered with reference to some
      special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its
      drainage basin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Terrane \Ter"rane\, n. [F. terrain, from L. terra earth.]
      (Geol.)
      A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly
      equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less
      comprehensively.
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