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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ terrestrial.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/
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  • Hyphenation: ex‧tra‧ter‧res‧tri‧al

Adjective

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extraterrestrial (comparative more extraterrestrial, superlative most extraterrestrial)

  1. Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
    • 1989 October 11, Esther B. Fein, “U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2012, Section A, page 6‎[2]:
      Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true.

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Noun

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extraterrestrial (plural extraterrestrials)

  1. A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
    • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[3]:
      Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.
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