galáxia

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See also: galaxia, Galaxia, and galàxia

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galáxia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin galaxiās (“galaxy; Milky Way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈlak.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlak.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈlak.sja/

Noun

galáxia f (plural galáxias)

  1. (astronomy) galaxy (set of a very large number of stars, other celestial bodies, cosmic dust and gas, with a spiral, elliptical or irregular shape, animated by movement and expansion, which constitutes an astral system)
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