What does galactic mean?

galactic means "of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in galactic?

galactic has 3 syllables: ga-lac-tic. The stress falls on "lac". In IPA it is /ɡəˈlæktɪk/.

What is another word for galactic?

Close synonyms include astronomic, astronomical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is galactic a common word?

galactic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with galactic?

3 words rhyme with galactic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Galactic — meaning and how to say it: guh-LAK-tik

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
“the galactic plane”
2.
inconceivably large
Synonymsastronomic astronomical
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What does galactic mean?: galactic means "of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in galactic?: galactic has 3 syllables: ga-lac-tic. The stress falls on "lac". In IPA it is /ɡəˈlæktɪk/.

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