extraterrestrial
adjective/ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstriəl/
Frequency rank: #11,723 most common English word
Meaning
Originating or existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
Example sentence
The scientist spent her career searching for extraterrestrial life beyond our solar system.
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