extragalactic

[ ek-struh-guh-lak-tik ]

/ ˌɛk strə gəˈlæk tɪk /

adjective

outside the Milky Way system.

Nearby words

extradural, extradural hemorrhage, extraembryonic, extraembryonic membrane, extrafloral, extragalactic, extragalactic nebula, extrajudicial, extralateral, extralegal, extralimital

Origin of extragalactic

First recorded in 1850–55; extra- + galactic

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British Dictionary definitions for extragalactic

extragalactic

/ (ˌɛkstrəɡəˈlæktɪk) /

adjective

occurring or existing beyond the Galaxy

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