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intergalactic

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See also: intergalàctic

English

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Etymology

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    From inter- + galactic.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    intergalactic (not comparable)

    1. (astronomy) Occurring between galaxies.
      Coordinate terms: interstellar, interplanetary
      • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
        Men In Black 3 finagles its way out of this predicament by literally resetting the clock with a time-travel premise that makes Will Smith both a contemporary intergalactic cop in the late 1960s and a stranger to Josh Brolin, who plays the younger version of Smith’s stone-faced future partner, Tommy Lee Jones.
      • 2024 August 31, Carole Cadwalladr, “Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        Last week saw perhaps the first major showdown between the pseudo cryptolibertarianism they both espouse and that old-fashioned, resolutely analogue concept known as the nation state. For anyone who has spent any time pondering the intergalactic levels of entitlement among the tech broligarchy and the – until now – total impunity they’ve faced, the arrest and subsequent charging of Durov was a singular moment.
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    2. (proscribed, science fiction) Occurring across a single galaxy, interstellar.
      • 2003 July 16, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic:
        They say he's a member of the Exchange – you know, the big intergalactic criminal organization.

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    Occitan

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    Adjective

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    intergalactic m (feminine singular intergalactica, masculine plural intergalactics, feminine plural intergalacticas)

    1. (astronomy) intergalactic

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English intergalactic or French intergalactique. By surface analysis, inter- +‎ galactic.

    Adjective

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    intergalactic m or n (feminine singular intergalactică, masculine plural intergalactici, feminine/neuter plural intergalactice)

    1. (astronomy) intergalactic

    Declension

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    Declension of intergalactic
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite intergalactic intergalactică intergalactici intergalactice
    definite intergalacticul intergalactica intergalacticii intergalacticele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite intergalactic intergalactice intergalactici intergalactice
    definite intergalacticului intergalacticei intergalacticilor intergalacticelor