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extragalactic

/ˌɛkstɹəɡəlˈæktɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-galac-tic
IPA
/ˌɛkstɹəɡəlˈæktɪk/
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.

adj

Originating outside of any galaxy.

adj

Originating outside of the local galaxy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English galactic English extragalactic From extra- + galactic.

Phrases

extragalactic background light

Frequently Paired Words

extraplanetary extrasolar extraterrestrial Galactic galaxy intergalactic intragalactic supergalactic

Antonyms

galactic intragalactic

Rhymes With

tactic galactic chiropractic lactic climactic syntactic didactic prophylactic anticlimactic stereotactic

Questions

How do you pronounce extragalactic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkstɹəɡəlˈæktɪk/.
What does extragalactic mean?
Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
Where does extragalactic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English galactic English extragalactic From extra- + galactic.

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