See Also: Galaxy(medicine)
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galaxy(encyclopedia)
Galaxy Gel(recipes)
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GALAXY ENT(finance)
Andromeda Galaxy(encyclopedia)
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Milky Way Galaxy(encyclopedia)
GALAXY Credit Union(finance)

galaxy (iou)



galaxy noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French galaxie from medieval Latin galaxia, late Latin galaxias from Greek galaxias (sc. kuklos circle), from gala, galakt- milk: see -Y3.]
The Milky Way. LME.
H. Moseley The Galaxy, or Milky-way, passes through the heavens like an irregular zone.
b. Astronomy. Any of the numerous vast systems of stars, gas, and dust that exist separately in the universe and together contain nearly all of its visible matter; spec. (often Galaxy) that spiral system to which the earth belongs and whose disc of maximum star density is visible as the Milky Way. M19.
transf. & fig. A brilliant assembly esp. of beautiful or talented people. L16.
C. Chaplin The fruit-shop was a galaxy of colour. S. Morley A galaxy of stars from Herbert Marshall..to Charles Laughton.