intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
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Definition of intergalactic
1
: situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in outer space
intergalactic battles
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Other ideas point to interactions with intergalactic gas or dark matter. — Smithsonian, "New 3D Map Shows Milky Way’s Big Twist," 3 Aug. 2019 The 'anti-hate satire' will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival before coming to theaters Oct. 18 Taika Waititi has played vampires, ministers, and intergalactic rock aliens, but his new role is perhaps his silliest yet: Adolf Hitler. — Devan Coggan, EW.com, "Taika Waititi is a cartoonish Hitler in first Jojo Rabbit trailer," 23 July 2019 Thankfully there is one gem in the intergalactic rough, a character that deserves his own spinoff. — Scott Craven, Detroit Free Press, "Not even wisecracking alien Pawny can save latest ‘MIB’," 13 June 2019 Thankfully there is one gem in the intergalactic rough, a character that deserves his own spinoff. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "'Men in Black: International' is meh, but give us more Pawny, the wisecracking alien," 12 June 2019 Instant replay has its upsides (the World Cup survived implementation without starting an intergalactic war) but has also turned into a soul-crushing time suck. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Will Baseball Surrender to the Robots?," 16 Aug. 2018 With terrestrial sources eliminated, astronomers focused on more otherworldly explanations, speculating that FRBs might be burps from evaporating black holes or even intergalactic transmissions from alien civilizations. — Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, "Mysterious Outburst’s Quiet Cosmic Home Yields More Questions Than Answers," 27 June 2019 Sagan had a grand vision for the future of space exploration, imagining that astro-sailors would take part in intergalactic regattas, racing their spaceships through the universe by harnessing the power of starlight. — Amy Thompson, Smithsonian, "LightSail 2 Launches to Space to Soar on the Power of Sunshine," 25 June 2019 For example: the possibility of facing immediate intergalactic war, or roadblocks set up by those who don't believe, for religious reasons or due to full-on skepticism, that extraterrestrial life exists. — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / Paranormal / Science How to meet and greet little green men," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intergalactic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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intergalactic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of intergalactic
: existing or occurring between galaxies
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