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extra-terrestrial - 1 dictionary result

ex⋅tra⋅ter⋅res⋅tri⋅al

[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl]
–adjective
1. outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth.
–noun
2. an extraterrestrial being: a science fiction novel about extraterrestrials conquering the earth.

Origin:
1865–70; extra- + terrestrial


ex⋅tra⋅ter⋅res⋅tri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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