"Galactic" meaning in English

See Galactic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From galactic. Compare Galaxy. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Galactic (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Galactic center, Galactic centre
    Sense id: en-Galactic-en-adj-CdoTfNAZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Proper name

Etymology: From galactic. Compare Galaxy. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Galactic
  1. (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language spoken throughout a galaxy in various works. Related terms: Common, Standard
    Sense id: en-Galactic-en-name-uA-agyn~ Categories (other): Fantasy, Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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