extraterrestrial
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strə 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.
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extraterrestrial (ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | occurring or existing beyond the earth's atmosphere |
| —n | |
| 2. | (in science fiction) a being from beyond the earth's atmosphere |
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Extraterrestrial
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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Science Dictionary
| extraterrestrial (ěk'strə-tə-rěs'trē-əl) Pronunciation Key
Originating, located, or occurring outside the Earth or its atmosphere. |
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Cultural Dictionary
extraterrestrial [(ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl)]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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Example sentences
Their latest extraterrestrial project will include a space walk, the nation's first.
Humans have searched for extraterrestrial life for more than a century.
Take a tour of the sun and planets, observe extraterrestrial weather patterns up close, and more.
To better recognize extraterrestrial life should they come upon it, scientists are working to create simple life forms in a lab.
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