alien
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin aliēnus, "belonging to someone else", then "exotic, foreign", from alius, "other". Cognate with Ancient Greek αλλος (allos), "another, different" and Old English elles, "else".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeɪ.li.ən/, SAMPA: /"eI.lI.@n/
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[edit] Noun
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alien (plural aliens)
- A person, animal, plant or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- A foreigner residing in a country.
- Any life form of extraterrestrial origin.
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person etc. outside of the considered territory:
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foreigner
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life form of non-Earth origin
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[edit] Adjective
alien (comparative more alien, superlative most alien)
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- Pertaining to an alien.
- Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
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Pertaining to an alien:
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Being unfamiliar with:
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[edit] Verb
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to alien (third-person singular simple present aliens, present participle aliening, simple past and past participle aliened)
