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metagalaxy

American  
[met-uh-gal-uhk-see] / ˌmɛt əˈgæl ək si /

noun

Astronomy.

plural

metagalaxies

  1. the complete system of galaxies; the Milky Way and all the surrounding galaxies.

metagalaxy British  
/ ˌmɛtəˈɡæləksɪ, ˌmɛtəɡəˈlæktɪk /

noun

  1. the total system of galaxies and intergalactic space making up the universe

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Other Word Forms

  • metagalactic adjective

Etymology

Origin of metagalaxy

First recorded in 1925–30; meta- + galaxy

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Above all, the Universe of universes�the Metagalaxy.

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