terrane

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terrane

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Variant form of terrain.

noun terranes

A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults. The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes.

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@misc{terrane_2026,
  title = {terrane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terrane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}