Etymology

galactic

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Today it means: Relating to a galaxy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γαλακτικός
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galactic · adjective1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγαλακτικός“milky”
  2. English todaygalactic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαλακτικός (galaktikós, “milky”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”). Doublet of galactico.

Galactic · adjective, proper noun2

From galactic. Compare Galaxy.

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