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1. planet
noun. ['ˈplænət'] (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction.
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Etymology
- planete (Middle English (1100-1500))
- planeta (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Jovian Planet
- granite
- granat
- manatt
- janet