galaxy.

1. Noun

   a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

2. Noun

   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

3. Noun

   (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust

   ‘extragalactic nebula’ is a former name for ‘galaxy’

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1. Nounarchaic

   The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.

2. Noun

   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.

3. Nounfiguratively

   An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.

4. Noun

   Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.

5. Verbtransitive

   To furnish with galaxies.

6. Verbarchaictransitive

   To gather together into a luminous whole.

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