HOW TO PRONOUNCE
galaxy
/ˈɡæləksi/
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Stress “gal” and give “x” the sounds “ks.”
Use three syllables, beginning with the short a of cat. Keep the middle vowel light, then move through k and s into the unstressed final ee.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The image shows a distant galaxy.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does galaxy mean?
noun
- 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.
- (figuratively) An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.
- Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
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verb
- To furnish with galaxies.
- (archaic) To gather together into a luminous whole.
noun
- (archaic) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
proper noun
- (dated) Synonym of Milky Way Galaxy (“our galaxy”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡæləksi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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What a glorious galaxy of great names that original list of Redpath lecturers contained!
And so had the sunlight flooded that pale islet of the moon, and her lit face put out, one after another, that galaxy of stars.
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Between the acts she studied the galaxy of matinée attendants in front rows and boxes, and conceived a new idea of the possibilities of New York.
In comparison with the length of time thus required to efface the tiny individual atom, the entire cosmical career of our solar system, or even that of the whole starry galaxy, shrinks into utter nothingness.
But no, he has only taken his place in a great galaxy.