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galactic
adjective ga·lac·tic \gə-ˈlak-tik\
Definition of GALACTIC
1
: of or relating to a galaxy and especially the Milky Way galaxy
2
: huge <a galactic sum of money>

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First Known Use of GALACTIC
1839
Related to GALACTIC
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, huge, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
GALACTIC Defined for Kids
galactic
adjective ga·lac·tic \gə-ˈlak-tik\
Definition of GALACTIC for Kids
: of or relating to a galaxy <galactic light>
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