i Register
In some senses, galactic is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
galactic
/ɡəˈlæktɪk/
adj 5name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
biggest, used
VERB + GALACTIC
centre, involve, issues, milk, see, work
GALACTIC + NOUN
alpha, astronomy, champion, council, empire, empires, military, neighbor
PREP.
about, in, on, throughout
ADV.
such
Definitions
adj
1
Relating to a galaxy.
2
Relating to a galaxy.
Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way.
3
Enormous (in size or impact).
The policies and decisions to be made were neither very complex nor very numerous, since at that time, the needs and priorities in Germany did not involve issues of galactic impact, […]
For a fashion journal, there is a more important and more difficult judgement to make: Is the work of such galactic significance as to be eligible to grace the pages of this magnificent journal?
4
Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
galactic acid
adj
1
Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.
name
1
Denoting the name of a universal language spoken throughout a galaxy in various works.
The sepoy spoke again. The meaning of the words finally penetrated. Oddly, Agayan was surprised more by the fact of those words than their actual content. He had not realized that Gha could speak Galactic beyond a few crude and simple phrases.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — inconceivably large
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Galactic astronomy is the study of the Milky Way.
Wiktionary02
The policies and decisions to be made were neither very complex nor very numerous, since at that time, the needs and priorities in Germany did not involve issues of galactic impact, […]
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For a fashion journal, there is a more important and more difficult judgement to make: Is the work of such galactic significance as to be eligible to grace the pages of this magnificent journal?
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The sepoy spoke again. The meaning of the words finally penetrated. Oddly, Agayan was surprised more by the fact of those words than their actual content. He had not realized that Gha could speak Gala
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The galactic military used wormholes to hop around the universe.
Tatoeba · #146796306
The centre of the Galactic Empire was a palatial garden planet.
Tatoeba · #1469174Usage Notes
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