Galaxy

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

the Galaxy

  1. (astronomy, dated, now proscribed) The Milky Way Galaxy.
    • 1633, John Donne, Sapho to Philænis:
      So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie […]

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often proscribed by scientists because the Milky Way is now known not to be the only Galaxy.

Synonyms[edit]

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