agalaxy

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A form of agalactia — The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

OriginNew Latin agalaxia ← Ancient Greek ἀγαλαξία →
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Meanings

nounagalaxy (uncountable)

alternative agalaxia

  1. dateduncountableDated form of agalactia.

Origin

  1. New Latin-ia
  2. Ancient Greekἀγαλαξ“giving no milk”
  3. Ancient Greekἀγαλαξία
  4. New Latinagalaxia
  5. Englishagalaxy

From New Latin agalaxia, which is either from: * Ancient Greek ἀγαλαξία (agalaxía) (also ἀγαλακτία (agalaktía)), from ἀγάλακτος (agálaktos), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gắlă, gắlăktos, “milk”); or * Ancient Greek ἀγαλαξ (agalax, “giving no milk”) + New Latin -ia, from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -γαλαξ (-galax), from γᾰ́λᾰ, γᾰ́λᾰκτος (gắlă, gắlăktos, “milk”).

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agalaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agalaxy

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“agalaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agalaxy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agalaxy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agalaxy.

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