Alien
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From Latin aliēnus, "belonging to someone else", then "exotic, foreign", from alius, "other". Cognate with Ancient Greek allos, "another, different" and Old English elles, "else".
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Noun
- (1340) A person, animal, plant or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- (____) A foreigner who is not a subject of the country in which he lives.
- (1935) Any life form of non-Earth origin.
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Namesakes
- Alien (film) (1979 film), by Ridley Scott
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