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extraterrestrial
What does extraterrestrial mean?
extraterrestrial (adjective): originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use extraterrestrial in a sentence?
- Is there extraterrestrial life? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce extraterrestrial?
/ˌɛkstɹətəˈɹɛstɹiəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does extraterrestrial come from?
From extra- + terrestrial.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “extraterrestrial” mean?
characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure
Not quite: that's what ascetic means.
superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose)
Not quite: that's what redundant means.
originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment
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having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short
Not quite: that's what crisp means.
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