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Hickson compact group

Hickson compact group noun: a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.

Noun

Hickson compact group (uncountable)

  1. A collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.

Questions about Hickson compact group

What does Hickson compact group mean?
Hickson compact group means a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.
What part of speech is Hickson compact group?
Hickson compact group is a noun.

Words near Hickson compact group in the dictionary

  1. Hicksian
  2. Hicksism
  3. Hicksite
  4. Hicksites
  5. Hickson
  6. Hickson compact group
  7. hicksploitation
  8. hickster
  9. hicksters
  10. hicksville
  11. hicksvilles

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