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- [tuh-rair-ee-uh m]
- /təˈrɛər i əm/
- /terˈeəriəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuh-rair-ee-uh m]
- /təˈrɛər i əm/
Definitions of terrarium word
- noun plural terrarium a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium). 1
- noun plural terrarium a glass container, chiefly or wholly enclosed, for growing and displaying plants. 1
- noun terrarium glass container for plants 1
- noun terrarium an enclosure for keeping small land animals 0
- noun terrarium a glass container, often a globe, in which plants are grown 0
- noun terrarium an enclosure in which to keep small land animals 0
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Origin of terrarium
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; terr(a) + -arium
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Parts of speech for Terrarium
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
terrarium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
terrarium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with terrarium
- how to make a terrarium?
- how to build a terrarium?
- what is a terrarium?
- terrarium how to?
- how to make terrarium?
- how to make a succulent terrarium?
- how to set up a terrarium?
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