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galaxy

  • noun
  • /ˈɡæl.ək.si/

Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.

Other meanings

  1. An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.

  2. Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.

Example sentences

  • “She mapped the path through the galaxy.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “I've never been to that side of the galaxy.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "γαλαξίας" (Milky Way).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “galaxy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.