Galaxy Definition
gălək-sē
galaxies
noun
galaxies
The Milky Way.
Webster's New World
A large, independent system of stars, typically containing millions to hundreds of billions of stars: the four classes of galaxies are spiral, barred spiral, elliptical, or irregular, depending on their shape.
Webster's New World
An assembly of brilliant or famous people.
Webster's New World
A brilliant array of things.
Webster's New World
(now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. [from 14th c.]
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Synonyms:
- Galax urceolata
- galax
- coltsfoot
- beetleweed
- wandflower
- extragalactic nebula
- supergalaxy
- pleiad
- elite
- assemblage of celebrities
- brilliant company
- milky-way
- cosmic system
- nebula
- star-cluster
pronoun
(astronomy, dated) The Milky Way Galaxy, from when it was thought the Universe (our universe) had only one galaxy.
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Other Word Forms of Galaxy
Noun
Singular:
galaxy
Plural:
galaxiesOrigin of Galaxy
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Middle English galaxie the Milky Way from Late Latin galaxiās from Greek from gala galakt- milk melg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gala, “milk”).
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