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Galaxy
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- 1 The Milky Way Galaxy. dated, proscribed
"See yonder, lo, the Galaxyë / Which men clepeth the Milky Wey, / For hit is whyt."
- 1 The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. archaic
"So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...]."
- 2 a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) wordnet
- 3 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.
- 4 (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust wordnet
- 5 An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant. figuratively
"[a] galaxy of science fiction stars."
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- 6 tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall wordnet
- 7 Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
"Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space."
- 1 To furnish with galaxies. transitive
"[…] how he struggled at one time like a desperate man fiercly ^([sic]) grappling with his mortal foe, and at another like a sanguine lover and noble minded youth, as the cliffy rocks impeded his progress, or dimmed the view he had caught of an aperture, through which the galaxied firmament was seen in its purity and holiness glowing with diamonds and saphires; […]"
- 2 To gather together into a luminous whole. archaic, transitive
"Let all their Vertues then be Galaxied into this one Indiſtinct Luſtre, they vvere Faithful Servants of Chriſt, and Sufferers for their being ſo."
Etymology
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), shortening of γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kúklos, “milky circle”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), shortening of γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kúklos, “milky circle”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
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