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local group

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables
lo-cal -group
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.

Example Sentences

  • "Holonyms: Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe"
  • "Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy; (others) Andromeda Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, M110, M32, Triangulum Galaxy, Small Magellanic Cloud"

Etymology

By proprialization from local group; coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936.

Phrases

Local Arm Local Bubble Local Fluff Local Supercluster Local Void Local Wall

Frequently Paired Words

Local Arm Local Bubble Local Fluff Local Supercluster LSC LS Local Void Local Wall

Questions

What does local group mean?
The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.
Where does local group come from?
By proprialization from local group; coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936.

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