intergalactic

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See also: intergalàctic

English

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Etymology

From inter- +‎ galactic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

intergalactic (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) Occurring between galaxies.
    Coordinate terms: interstellar, interplanetary
    • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club‎:
      Men In Black 3 finagles its way out of this predicament by literally resetting the clock with a time-travel premise that makes Will Smith both a contemporary intergalactic cop in the late 1960s and a stranger to Josh Brolin, who plays the younger version of Smith’s stone-faced future partner, Tommy Lee Jones.
  2. (proscribed, science fiction) Occurring across a single galaxy, interstellar.
    • 2003 July 16, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic:
      They say he's a member of the Exchange – you know, the big intergalactic criminal organization.

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Translations

Occitan

Adjective

intergalactic m (feminine singular intergalactica, masculine plural intergalactics, feminine plural intergalacticas)

  1. (astronomy) intergalactic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English intergalactic or French intergalactique. By surface analysis, inter- +‎ galactic.

Adjective

intergalactic m or n (feminine singular intergalactică, masculine plural intergalactici, feminine and neuter plural intergalactice)

  1. (astronomy) intergalactic

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite intergalactic intergalactică intergalactici intergalactice
definite intergalacticul intergalactica intergalacticii intergalacticele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite intergalactic intergalactice intergalactici intergalactice
definite intergalacticului intergalacticei intergalacticilor intergalacticelor
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