Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intergalactic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-ga-lac-tic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring between galaxies.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English galactic English intergalactic From inter- + galactic.

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What does intergalactic mean?
Occurring between galaxies.
Where does intergalactic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English galactic English intergalactic From inter- + galactic.

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