metagalaxy

metagalaxy
metagalactic /met'euh geuh lak"tik/, adj.
/met'euh gal"euhk see/, n., pl. metagalaxies. Astron.
the complete system of galaxies; the Milky Way and all the surrounding galaxies.
[1925-30; META- + GALAXY]

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