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Noun galaxy has 3 senses
- galaxy - a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
--1 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
- galax, galaxy, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata - tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
--2 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--2 is a member of genus Galax
- galaxy, extragalactic nebula - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"
--3 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--3 is a member of
--3 has members: star
--3 has substances: cosmic dust
--3 has particulars:
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