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Definitions of gala
  1. noun
    a gay festivity
Definition that contains gala
  • galactic of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
  • lactose a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
  • intergalactic between or among galaxies
  • andromeda a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
  • galatians a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
  • pygmalion (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
  • lactase any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
  • milkwort any of various plants of the genus Polygala
  • red shift (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
  • spiral nebula a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
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