"galactic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡəˈlæktɪk/ Audio: en-us-galactic.ogg Forms: more galactic [comparative], most galactic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktɪk Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|γαλακτικός||milky}} Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), {{doublet|en|galactico}} Doublet of galactico Head templates: {{en-adj}} galactic (comparative more galactic, superlative most galactic)
  1. Relating to a galaxy.
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  2. Relating to a galaxy.
    (astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.
    Tags: capitalized, sometimes, specifically Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: Galactic Translations (relating to a/the galaxy): galaktik (Albanian), مَجَرِّيّ (majarriyy) (Arabic), գալակտիկական (galaktikakan) (Armenian), галакты́чны (halaktýčny) (Belarusian), галактичен (galaktičen) (Bulgarian), galàctic (Catalan), galaktický (Czech), galaktisk (Danish), galactisch (Dutch), galaksia (Esperanto), linnunrata- (Finnish), galactique (French), galatic (Friulian), galáctico (Galician), გალაქტიკური (galakṭiḳuri) (Georgian), galaktisch (German), galaktikus (Hungarian), galaxiala (Ido), galattico (Italian), галактикалық (galaktikalyq) (Kazakh), galacticus [masculine] (Latin), galactica [feminine] (Latin), galacticum [neuter] (Latin), galactique (Norman), galaktisk (Norwegian Bokmål), galaktisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), galactic (Occitan), galaktyczny (Polish), galático (Portuguese), galactic (Romanian), галактический (galaktičeskij) (Russian), galáctico (Spanish), galaktisk (Swedish), galax- (Swedish), sanlibutnin (Tagalog), galaktik (Turkish), galaksiyle alakalı/ilgili (Turkish), галакти́чний (halaktýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  3. (figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact). Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Size Translations ((figuratively) enormous): огромен (ogromen) (Bulgarian), tähtitieteellinen (Finnish), astronomique [feminine, masculine] (French), colossal (French), titanesque [feminine, masculine] (French), monumental (French), phénoménal (French), astronomisch (German), astronomic (Romanian), астрономический (astronomičeskij) (Russian), astronomik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-galactic-en-adj-8ZbUat~R Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of '(figuratively) enormous': 1 3 95 1
  4. (medicine) Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations ((medicine) pertaining to milk or the secretion of milk): млечен (mlečen) (Bulgarian), maito- (Finnish), galactique [dated, feminine, masculine] (French), lactique [feminine, masculine] (French), Milch- (German), lactic (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-galactic-en-adj-tqjjwkQS Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of '(medicine) pertaining to milk or the secretion of milk': 3 26 4 68
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Hyponyms: Galactic Related terms: galaxy
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "halaktýčnyj",
      "sense": "relating to a/the galaxy",
      "word": "галакти́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ogromen",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "огромен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "tähtitieteellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "astronomique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "colossal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titanesque"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "monumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "phénoménal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "astronomisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "astronomic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "astronomičeskij",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "астрономический"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(figuratively) enormous",
      "word": "astronomik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "galactic"
}

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