Extragalactic
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adjective.
Located or originating beyond the Milky Way.
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adjective.
Originating outside of the
Milky Way
galaxy.
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adjective.
outside or beyond a galaxy
Word Usage
"I thought that the article implied that the 'extragalactic' GCs joined our galaxy through the Milky Way cannibalising other, smaller dwarf galaxies."
Etymologically Related
extraplanetary
extrasolar
extraterrestrial
galactic
intergalactic
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
anticlimactic
chiropractic
climactic
didactic
galactic
Same Context
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