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ex⋅tra⋅so⋅lar

[ek-struh-soh-ler]
–adjective
outside, or originating outside, the sun or the solar system.

Origin:
1885–90; extra- + solar 1
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ex·tra·so·lar   (ěk'strə-sō'lər)   
adj.  Being or originating outside the solar system: an extrasolar planet.
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Main Entry:  extrasolar
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  outside the solar system
Etymology:  exo- + solar
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