extraterrestrial
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstrɪəl/
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extraterrestre
- In 1954, they had their visit from an extraterrestrial.
- E.T. the Extraterrestrial
- extraterrestrial stranded on Earth
- saw an extraterrestrial
And maybe our Big Bang was created by an extraterrestrial in a white lab coat.
- And maybe our Big Bang was created by an extraterrestrial in a white lab coat.
- Brazil has a long, long history with UFOs and extraterrestrials.
- This idea that we have parts of craft from extraterrestrials and we're back engineering those for technology.
- Today the Mexican government announced that they are in possession of extraterrestrials.
- I know they said that calling extraterrestrials aliens is offensive, which, like, I don't know any aliens.
- And the FBI and the CIA, they wanted to know, they were shocked to find out that the extraterrestrials had done this.
- And in in some of the novels that we are looking at, the extraterrestrials did reach out and show up here and and give us a sign.
- And the rumor is black versus alien or extraterrestrial ETS.
- And you know, at that point, like any newbie, I thought, oh, it's extraterrestrials and stuff.
- Very reasonable that you and I are descendant of extraterrestrials.
Examples
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I do not believe that extraterrestrial life has visited this Earth just because from a physics standpoint.
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This idea that we have parts of craft from extraterrestrials and we're back engineering those for technology.
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And this is how the extraterrestrial presented himself to you?
Fiction book (1997) -
The extraterrestrial, however, does not take no for an answer.
Academic text (1993) -
The Canadian government was now on record having successfully arranged for an extraterrestrial to fly over the nation's capital.
Blog text (3) -
I am an extraterrestrial from the planet Vulcan.
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They had help from an extraterrestrial.
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And so I've definitely kind of become much more intellectually open to the exploration of what extraterrestrial life might look like.
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And in in some of the novels that we are looking at, the extraterrestrials did reach out and show up here and and give us a sign.
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The scientists are searching for evidence of an extraterrestrial civilization in distant galaxies.
Synonyms
679
4.0
A creature from another planet often in science fiction
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8.1
A living creature believed to come from another planet
A living thing that comes from space and may bring life to Earth
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
extraterrestrial = terrestrial (transparent) = extra + terrestrial
The meaning is directly built from extra- 'outside/beyond' plus terrestrial 'of the Earth'.
Etymology
Extraterrestrial comes from extra 'outside' and terra 'earth', the same terra you see in terrain and territory. So an extraterrestrial is a being or life form 'from outside the Earth', which is why we use it for aliens in stories and science.