noun pl. galaxies -·ax·ies

1. the Milky Way: often with the
2. 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
3. 1. an assembly of brilliant or famous people
   2. a brilliant array of things

Etymology: ME galaxie < LL galaxias < Gr, Milky Way < gala, milk: see galactic