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island universe

is·land u·ni·verse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-luh nd yoo-nuh-vurs]
    • /ˈaɪ lənd ˈyu nəˌvɜrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-luh nd yoo-nuh-vurs]
    • /ˈaɪ lənd ˈyu nəˌvɜrs/

Definitions of island universe words

  • noun island universe an external galaxy. 1
  • noun island universe external galaxy 0
  • noun island universe (Informal) (astronomy, archaic) A galaxy. 0
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Origin of island universe

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Island universe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Island universe

island universe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for island universe

noun island universe

  • galaxy — Astronomy. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. (usually initial capital letter) Milky Way.
  • irregular galaxy — a galaxy with no specific form and a relatively low mass.
  • milky way — the spiral galaxy containing our solar system. With the naked eye it is observed as a faint luminous band stretching across the heavens, composed of approximately a trillion stars, most of which are too distant to be seen individually.
All 3 Synonyms of island universe

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