ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al
 extraterrestrial
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- pronunciation:
- ek
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- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
existing or coming from a place outside planet Earth.
Meteorites are extraterrestrial rocks. |
The word extraterrestrial
contains the following part:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means
on the outside, beyond
More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-