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terra incognita Definition

terra in·cog·nita (ter′ə in käg′ni tə)

noun pl. ter′·rae in·cog′·ni·tae′ter′ē in käg′ni tē′

  1. an unknown land; unexplored territory
  2. an unknown or unexplored field of knowledge

Etymology: L

terra incognita Synonyms

terra incognita

n.

unknown land, unfamiliar territory, unexplored field of knowledge.

terra incognita Usage Examples

Converse of object

remain: Some of Rodríguez ' case-studies go some way toward exploring this question, but it pretty well remains terra incognita within terra obscura.

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