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galaxy^¹

/ˈɡæl.ək.si/ Australia, Canada, US
/ˈɡɛl.ək.si/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), shortening of γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kúklos, “milky circle”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).

noun galaxies · Galaxy

archaic The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].
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.
figuratively An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant. [a] galaxy of science fiction stars.
Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background. Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space.

verb galaxies · galaxying · galaxied · Galaxy

transitive To furnish with galaxies. […] how he struggled at one time like a desperate man fiercly ^([sic]) grappling with his mortal foe, and at another like a sanguine lover and noble minded youth, as the cliffy rocks impeded his progress, or dimmed the view he had caught of an aperture, through which the galaxied firmament was seen
archaic, transitive To gather together into a luminous whole. Let all their Vertues then be Galaxied into this one Indiſtinct Luſtre, they vvere Faithful Servants of Chriſt, and Sufferers for their being ſo.

Galaxy^²

proper noun the Galaxy

dated, proscribed Synonym of Milky Way Galaxy (“our galaxy”). See yonder, lo, the Galaxyë / Which men clepeth the Milky Wey, / For hit is whyt.
Similar: Milky Way Galaxy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beetleweed, galax, extragalactic nebula, galax urceolata, wandflower, constellation, star, universe, myriad, lot, galactic, sing, galaxie, stellar system, island universe, milky way

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noun collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc

Español	galaxia
한국어	은하 eunha, 은하계 eunhagye
日本語	銀河 ginga, 銀河系 gingakei, 星雲 seiun
中文	恆星系 /恒星系 héngxīngxì, 群星 qúnxīng, 星系 xīngxì
हिन्दी	मंदाकिनी mandākinī
Kiswahili	galaksi
Português	galáxia
Français	galaxie
Deutsch	Galaxie, Galaxis, Welteninsel
Italiano	galassia
Ελληνικά	γαλαξίας galaxías
Română	galaxie
Русский	гала́ктика galáktika
Tiếng Việt	thiên hà
العربية	مَجَرَّة majarra
עברית	גָּלַקְסְיָה galáksia

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@misc{galaxy_2026,
  title = {galaxy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galaxy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}