What is the meaning of Galaxy?

  • (n.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars.
  • (n.) A splendid assemblage of persons or things.
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APAWebster's. (2011). galaxy. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/galaxy/definitions/2011043
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "galaxy" http://smartdefine.org/galaxy/definitions/2011043 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, galaxy, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/galaxy/definitions/2011043>.
MLAWebster's. "galaxy" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/galaxy/definitions/2011043>
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