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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUfo
/ˈjuː.foʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unidentified flying object; a mysterious flying craft or phenomenon in the sky that cannot be immediately explained by science.
"Several witnesses reported seeing a strange, glowing UFO hovering above the mountains." - 2
A spacecraft allegedly belonging to extraterrestrial beings.
"The documentary explores the history of alleged UFO sightings and alien encounters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an acronym from the English expression 'unidentified flying object', coined by the United States Air Force in 1953 to replace older terms like 'flying saucer'. The term quickly entered popular culture and was adopted into various languages, including Portuguese as 'OVNI' (Objeto Voador Não Identificado).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ufo" is said worldwide
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ovni
Transliteration: /ɔv.ni/
"Un ovni a été aperçu dans le ciel nocturne."
Ufo
Transliteration: /ˈuːfo/
"Wissenschaftler untersuchen den angeblichen UFO-Sichtungsbericht."
ufo
Transliteration: /ˈufo/
"Molti credono che gli UFO provengano da altri sistemi stellari."
ovni
Transliteration: /ˈoβ.ni/
"El piloto informó haber visto un ovni sobre el océano."
ovni
Transliteration: /ˈɔv.ni/
"O observador registrou imagens misteriosas de um ovni."
यूएफओ
Transliteration: yuefo
"आकाश में एक यूएफओ देखे जाने का दावा किया गया है।"
UFO
Transliteration: UFO
Script: 不明飞行物
"许多人声称他们在夜空中看到了UFO。"
미확인 비행물체
Transliteration: mihwagin bihaengmulche
"그들은 밤하늘에서 미확인 비행물체를 목격했다고 말했다."
未確認飛行物体
Transliteration: mikakunin hikōbuttai
"夜空に突然謎の未確認飛行物体が現れた。"
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