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hypergalaxy
  اَبَرکهکشان، هیپرکهکشان  
abarkahkašân, hiperkahkašân
Fr.: hypergalaxie  

A system consisting of a dominant → spiral galaxy associated with → dwarf satellite galaxies and intergalactic matter. Examples in the → Local Group are our Galaxy and the → Andromeda galaxy.

See also: → hyper- + → galaxy.