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stars
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /st??z/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /st??z/
- Rhymes: -??(?)z
Noun
stars
- plural of star
Noun
stars pl (plural only)
- (with "the") Outer space.
Derived terms
Verb
stars
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of star
Anagrams
- sarts, trass, tsars
French
Noun
stars f
- plural of star
Anagrams
- tsars
Latvian
Noun
stars m (1st declension)
- ray, beam
Declension
stars From the web:
- what starseed am i
- what stars are out tonight
- what stars are made of
- what stars are above me
- what stars have died in 2021
- what stars died in 2020
- what stars are in the big dipper
- what stars are bigger than the sun
galaxy
English
Alternative forms
- (Milky Way Galaxy): Galaxy
Etymology
From Middle English galaxye, galaxie, from Old French galaxie, from Latin galaxias, from Ancient Greek ???????? (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from ???? (gála, “milk”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??al?ksi/
- (US) IPA(key): /??æl?ksi/
Noun
galaxy (plural galaxies)
- (now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. [from 14th c.]
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...].
- 1633, John Donne, "Sapho to Philænis":
- (astronomy) 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. [from 19th c.]
- (fashion, design) Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
- 2016, Reyna Young, Hanover Falls, page 42:
- Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space.
- 2017, Rebekah L. Purdy, Incriminating Dating, unnumbered page:
- Her nerdy glasses sat perched on her face, and she wore a May the Force Be With You Tshirt with a black lace skirt, galaxy leggings, and a pair of white Star Wars Vans.
- 2018, Isabel Scheck, Survival, page 15:
- She hurriedly said that she found an[sic] faded galaxy blanket. She loved galaxy patterned things.
- 2016, Reyna Young, Hanover Falls, page 42:
Synonyms
- (astronomy): G (abbreviation), star city, trichiliocosm (in Buddhism)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
References
- galaxy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
galaxy From the web:
- what galaxy do we live in
- what galaxy is earth in
- what galaxy are we in
- what galaxy is our solar system in
- what galaxy is closest to the milky way
- what galaxy is pluto a part of
- what galaxy is the milky way
- what galaxy is the sun in
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