galaxy

CEFRB2

/ˈɡæl.ək.si/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A huge group of stars, gas, and dust in space.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.

  • There are innumerable stars in the galaxy.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • We were lucky to have been born in the same galaxy.

  • So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].

  • Grecian imagination ascribed to the galaxy or milky way an origin in the teeming breast of the queen of heaven[.]

Synonyms

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Through the telescope, he observed a distant blank with billions of stars.

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Origin

noun

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”).