Definition of galaxy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

galaxy

noun

/ˈɡæləksi/

(plural galaxies)

[countable] any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space
- scientists observing phenomena in nearby galaxies
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adjective
- distant
- remote
- nearby
- …
verb + galaxy
- create
- form
- discover
- …
preposition
- in a/the galaxy
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the Galaxy
[singular] the system of stars that contains our sun and its planets, seen as a band of light in the night sky compare the Milky Way
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adjective
- distant
- remote
- nearby
- …
verb + galaxy
- create
- form
- discover
- …
preposition
- in a/the galaxy
See full entry
[countable] (informal) a group of famous people, or people with a particular skill
- a galaxy of Hollywood stars

Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to the Milky Way): via Old French from medieval Latin galaxia, from Greek galaxias (kuklos) ‘milky (vault)’, from gala, galakt- ‘milk’.

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