GALAXY


Meaning of GALAXY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-lək-sē ]

noun

( plural -ax·ies )

Etymology: Middle English galaxie, galaxias, from Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from galakt-, gala milk; akin to Latin lac milk

Date: 14th century

1.

a. often capitalized : Milky Way galaxy — used with the

b. : any of the very large groups of stars and associated matter that are found throughout the universe

2.

a. : an assemblage of brilliant or notable persons or things

a galaxy of artists

b. : world 11

remained galaxies apart on the issue — Newsweek

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.