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Meaning of 'galaxy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Galaxy [ n.]
- The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars.
- A splendid assemblage of persons or things.

Meaning of 'galaxy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . galaxy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
Example in sentence:
  • `extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'

Nearby Words:

gala galacta-gogue galactic galactin galactodensimeter galactometer galactophagist galactophagous galactophorous galactopoietic

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