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EXTRATERRESTRIAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

Synonyms:

alien; extraterrestrial; extraterrestrial being

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("extraterrestrial" is a kind of...):

hypothetical creature (a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist)

Derivation:

extraterrestrial (originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere

Example:

is there extraterrestrial life?

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

earth (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)

Derivation:

extraterrestrial (a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere)

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