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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

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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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