Galaxy

See also: galaxy

English

Proper noun

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

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

Synonyms

• Milky Way Galaxy
• Milky Way
• Local Galaxy