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| gal·ax·y [ gálləksee ] (plural gal·ax·ies) |
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1. assembly of stars, gas, and dust: a group of billions of stars and their planets, gas, and dust that extends over many thousands of light-years and forms a unit within the universe. Held together by gravitational forces, most of the estimated 50 billion galaxies are shaped as spirals and ellipses, with the remainder being asymmetric.
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2. distinguished assembly: a gathering of famous, brilliant, or distinguished people or things
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Greek galaxias (kuklos) "milky (circle)" < galakt-, stem of gala "milk"] |
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