Galaxy Definition

gălək-sē
galaxies
noun
galaxies
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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(astronomy, dated) The Milky Way Galaxy, from when it was thought the Universe (our universe) had only one galaxy.

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Singular:
galaxy
Plural:
galaxies

Origin of Galaxy

  • 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

  • From Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gala, “milk”).

    From Wiktionary

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