l'

masculine

/a.ljɛn/

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Translation

alien, extraterrestrial

Word origin

Borrowed from English alien in the science-fiction sense, though the English word came from Latin alienus ('belonging to another') by way of Old French.

Origin: Latin
Root: alienus
English cognates: alien, alias, alibi

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralaliens

Examples

l' ' .

The film tells the story of an alien.

He genuinely thinks aliens exist.

The aliens in this film are genuinely frightening.

An alien came out of the ship.

l'.

She has been drawing aliens since childhood.

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This word is part of lesson 51.