intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌin-tər-gə-ˈlak-tik 
1
: situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in outer space
intergalactic battles
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Their intergalactic, cross-cosmos relationships begin when they are pitched into a civil war on the planet Hala, but this is not a fantasy about outer-space adventure that inspires forms of patriotism.
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Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
But one of the major highlights of the past few years has been the Ms. Marvel TV series, in which Pakistani-American teen Kamala Khan discovers an intergalactic bracelet belonging to her grandmother, and boom!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
The names that do appear are among the most deserving, though: Tainy’s opus Data, Karol G’s career-defining Mañana Sera Bonito, and Rauw Alejandro’s intergalactic Saturno are all up for the award.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
Their work brings them into contact, via a strange intergalactic connection, with a Jersey City teen-ager, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a big fan of Captain Marvel comic books who also has secret superpowers and has a special glowing gauntlet to prove it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
In this way, scientists can use FRBs to investigate the intergalactic medium.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Worshipping big asses and playing heroin-metal in flannel might have scored intergalactic musical glory for the PNW in the early '90s but, despite the best efforts of authorities, there was also a hip hip underground.
—Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
Goddard became a household name with his iconic role as Major Don West in the intergalactic show.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
But one of the major highlights of the past few years has been the Ms. Marvel TV series, in which Pakistani-American teen Kamala Khan discovers an intergalactic bracelet belonging to her grandmother, and boom!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
The names that do appear are among the most deserving, though: Tainy’s opus Data, Karol G’s career-defining Mañana Sera Bonito, and Rauw Alejandro’s intergalactic Saturno are all up for the award.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
Their work brings them into contact, via a strange intergalactic connection, with a Jersey City teen-ager, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a big fan of Captain Marvel comic books who also has secret superpowers and has a special glowing gauntlet to prove it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
In this way, scientists can use FRBs to investigate the intergalactic medium.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Worshipping big asses and playing heroin-metal in flannel might have scored intergalactic musical glory for the PNW in the early '90s but, despite the best efforts of authorities, there was also a hip hip underground.
—Gary Campbell, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
Goddard became a household name with his iconic role as Major Don West in the intergalactic show.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌint-ər-gə-ˈlak-tik
: located in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
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