island universe

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island universe

noun island universes

  1. dated, informal A galaxy. Many stories have been invented to account for this milky band of light, but today we know that it is the light of millions and millions of stars making up our “Island Universe” the Milky-Way Galaxy.

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@misc{island_universe_2026,
  title = {island universe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/island%20universe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}