Interstellar
[in-ter-stel-er] /ˌɪn tərˈstɛl ər/
adjective
1.
Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars:
interstellar dust.
/ˌɪntəˈstɛlə/
adjective
1.
conducted, or existing between two or more stars
adj.
1620s, “situated between the stars,” from inter- + stellar.
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