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galactic definition

ga·lac·tic (gə lak′tik)

adjective

  1. of or obtained from milk; lactic
  2. Astron. of or pertaining to the Milky Way or some other galaxy

Etymology: Gr galaktikos, milky < gala (gen. galaktos), milk < IE base *glak- > L lac, milk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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