ˈgaləksē, -si sometimes ˈgāl- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English galaxie, galaxias, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin galaxia, from Latin galaxias, from Greek, from galakt-, gala milk; akin to Latin lac milk
1.
a. often capitalized : milky way galaxy
b. : one of billions of large systems of stars including not only stars but nebulae, star clusters, globular clusters, and interstellar matter that make up the universe — called also extragalactic nebula
2. : an assemblage of brilliant, noted, or notable persons or things
a galaxy of foreign diplomats
a galaxy of fireworks went up — J.M.Flagler
3. : galax 2