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interstellary

interstellary is the archaic form of interstellar.

Meaning of interstellar

Adjective

interstellar (not comparable)

  1. Between the stars.
    • It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
  2. Among the stars.
    • Space is littered with interstellar particles.

Origin of interstellary

From inter- + stellary.

Questions about interstellary

What is interstellary the archaic form of?
Interstellary is the archaic form of interstellar.

Words near interstellary in the dictionary

  1. interstellar polarization
  2. interstellar ramjet
  3. interstellar ramjets
  4. interstellar space
  5. interstellar spaces
  6. interstellary
  7. interstep
  8. interstereocilia
  9. interstereocilial
  10. interstereociliary
  11. intersterile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: interstellary (page history and authors); interstellar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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