galactic

adj
/ɡəˈlæktɪk/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from γαλακτικός

Definitions

  1. Relating to a galaxy.

  2. 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?
    • “Yes, his heart is one of galactic proportions.”
  3. Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.

    • galactic acid
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.

    2. Denoting the name of a universal language spoken throughout a galaxy in various works.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for galactic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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