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galactic

  • adjective
  • /ɡəˈlæktɪk/

Relating to a galaxy.

Other meanings

  1. Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.

  2. Enormous (in size or impact).

Related words

  • active galactic nucleus
  • anagalactic
  • antigalactic
  • apogalactic
  • circumgalactic
  • Encyclopedia Galactica
  • exogalactic
  • extragalactic
  • Galactic
  • galactically
  • galactic arm
  • galactic bulge

Word history

From Ancient Greek "γαλακτικός" (milky).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “galactic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.