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Definition of 'extraterrestrial'

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extraterrestrial

(ekstrətɪrestriəl ) also extra-terrestrial
Word forms: plural extraterrestrials
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Extraterrestrial means happening, existing, or coming from somewhere beyond the planet Earth.
[formal]
NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
...extraterrestrial rocks.
2. countable noun
Extraterrestrials are living creatures that some people think exist or may exist in another part of the universe.
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extraterrestrial in British

(ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl )
adjective
1. 
occurring or existing beyond the earth's atmosphere
noun
2. 
(in science fiction) a being from beyond the earth's atmosphere
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extraterrestrial in American

(ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstriəl ; eksˌtrətəresˈtrēəl)
adjective
1. 
existing, taking place, or coming from outside the limits of the earth
noun
2. 
an extraterrestrial being, as in science fiction
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Out of the window I gaze at the alien fields and extraterrestrial sheep. Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)

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