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extraterrestrial
[ ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl ]
adjective
- outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth:
People on earth have long speculated about the idea of extraterrestrial life.
Cataclysmic wildfires could be expected if earth were to take an extraterrestrial hit.
noun
- a being originating from beyond the earth; an alien from outer space:
It was your typical sci-fi novel about extraterrestrials conquering the earth.
extraterrestrial
/ ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl /
adjective
- occurring or existing beyond the earth's atmosphere
noun
- (in science fiction) a being from beyond the earth's atmosphere
extraterrestrial
/ ĕk′strə-tə-rĕs′trē-əl /
- Originating, located, or occurring outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
extraterrestrial
- A descriptive term for things outside the Earth , such as possible civilizations outside the solar system , or objects, such as meteorites , that actually reach the Earth.
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Other Words From
- ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extraterrestrial1
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Example Sentences
The quirky chapter on extraterrestrial life is set at Los Angeles International Airport.
It was one of the first novels of extraterrestrial invasion ever written, and it still feels fresh to readers today.
But the idea that some nebulous force of will could have flipped six votes is completely extraterrestrial.
Two of the numbers involve UFOs and aliens, presumably extraterrestrial.
On Sunday, some 125 extraterrestrial rocks will be auctioned off.
If the other continents go as North America has gone, will you alone be divinely translated to some extraterrestrial sphere?
They lost all vestiges of their original Martian culture, even memory of their extraterrestrial origin.
His status and stature with the Extraterrestrial Mining Company was well known to all of us, and certainly respected.
The extraterrestrial had even the ability to achieve a dry quality in his voice.
When Hank had finished, the extraterrestrial turned his eyes to Loo.
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