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Grammar : Noun
Spell : eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən

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Définition of aliens

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "strange, foreign," from Old French alien "alien, strange, foreign; an alien, stranger, foreigner," from Latin alienus "of or belonging to another, foreign, alien, strange," also, as a noun, "a stranger, foreigner," adjectival form of alius "(an)other" (see alias). Meaning "not of the Earth" first recorded 1920. An alien priory (c.1500) is one owing obedience to a mother abbey in a foreign country.
  • noun foreign being
Example sentences :
  • And now it was sacred ground because the aliens were there too.
  • Extract from : « Two Timer » by Fredric Brown
  • But the aliens were trying to infiltrate and every sentry post was vital.
  • Extract from : « Two Timer » by Fredric Brown
  • We are as much strangers in nature, as we are aliens from God.
  • Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But if the aliens won you ran the chance of there being no history at all.
  • Extract from : « Decision » by Frank M. Robinson
  • They should never have been where they are, for they are aliens.
  • Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes
  • Evidently they had responded to the drums and were here to do battle with the aliens.
  • Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
  • Destroying the spirit of the enemy is the goal of war and the aliens had the best way!
  • Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
  • It issued a decree prohibiting all aliens from fishing in Panamanian waters.
  • Extract from : « Secret Armies » by John L. Spivak
  • The aliens' concentration was unbroken by the attention they had aroused.
  • Extract from : « Jubilation, U.S.A. » by G. L. Vandenburg
  • The barkeep's face was pure sunshine when he turned to the aliens again.
  • Extract from : « Jubilation, U.S.A. » by G. L. Vandenburg

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