extraterrestrial
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From extra- + terrestrial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
extraterrestrial (comparative more extraterrestrial, superlative most extraterrestrial)
- Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
- 1989 October 11, Esther B. Fein, “U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2012, Section A, page 6:
- Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true.
Derived terms
Translations
originating from outside of the Earth
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Noun
extraterrestrial (plural extraterrestrials)
- A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Related terms
Translations
being originating from outside of the Earth
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