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Meaning of terrace

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  terrace
      n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn:
           {patio}, {terrace}]
      2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep
         slopes above and below) [syn: {terrace}, {bench}]
      3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common
         dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor
         Terrace"
      v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country
           house" [syn: {terrace}, {terrasse}]
      2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced
         their mountainous land"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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