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galactic definition
ga·lac·tic (gə lak′tik)
adjective
- of or obtained from milk; lactic
- 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
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