Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galaxywide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: galaxy-wide
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Throughout a galaxy.

Example Sentences

"I immediately assigned an all-out search, Galaxywide."
"Critics on both sides of what rapidly became a Galaxywide controversy were forced, however, to acknowledge the magnificent playing of the Student Orchestra and its great technical attainments."
"Protoculture supply was dwindling, the galaxywide war running down like clockwork as both sides' resources and infrastructures declined."

Etymology

From galaxy + -wide. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1940 in the form "galaxy-wide".

Word Breakdown

Suffix: galaxy

Inflected Forms

galaxy-wide (alternative)

Synonyms

pangalactic transgalactic

Questions

What does galaxywide mean?: Throughout a galaxy.
Where does galaxywide come from?: From galaxy + -wide. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1940 in the form "galaxy-wide".

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