GREAT ATTRACTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("Great Attractor" is a kind of...):

extragalactic nebula; galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)

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