local group

lo·cal group

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Definitions of local group words

noun local group the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way. 1
noun local group the cluster of galaxies to which our galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy belong 0
noun local group the cluster of neighboring galaxies that includes Andromeda, the Magellanic Clouds, and the Milky Way 0

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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