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Supergalaxy

noun

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Noun

1
A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
"Our galaxy, together with the ninety-three globular clusters and the two Magellanic Clouds, forms a sort of super-galaxy in space."
2
A single, isolated galaxy as a result of a wholesale merger of a galaxy cluster or group.
"Our descendants will observe that they live in a blob of stars, which results from gravity pulling together a few nearby galaxies into one supergalaxy."

Etymology

From super- + galaxy.

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