interstellar

[in-ter-stel-er] Origin

in·ter·stel·lar

[in-ter-stel-er]
adjective
Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.

Origin:
1620–30; inter- + stellar
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Interstellar is always a great word to know.
So is solstice. Does it mean:
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator that takes place about June 21 and about December 22
determined by or pertaining to the stars
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interstellar (ˌɪntəˈstɛlə)
 
adj
conducted, or existing between two or more stars

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interstellar
1626, "situated between the stars," from inter- + stellar.
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